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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
吊 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)
吊 ＝ 口 ＋ 巾
ㄉㄧㄠˋ · diào
verb — to hang, suspend; to hoist; to mourn, condole

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口形the mouth, the opening up top
巾形a hanging cloth
A cloth (巾) strung from an opening (口) above — something left to hang. The graph doubles for 弔, the older mourner who came bearing a banner. From hanging comes both the suspended thing and the visit of condolence: 吊燈、吊橋、吊唁.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一條布（巾）從橫梁的孔（口）垂下，半空裡晃著。
A strip of cloth (巾) drops from an opening (口) in the beam, swaying in the air.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)懸掛— to hang, suspend常用
→吊燈、吊橋— hanging lamp; suspension bridge
⇒吊唁、憑吊— to mourn, pay condolence
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
弔diàothe older twin — 弔 wraps a bow-cord 弓, 吊 hangs a cloth 巾掛guàthe partner sense — to hang, but by the hand 扌