TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
同
同 ＝ 冂 ＋ 口
ㄊㄨㄥˊ · tóng
adj — same; adv — together
字源 FORM — what the parts do
冂形the outer frame — a cover in one telling, a carrying frame in the otherthe 一 inside is its bar
The old graph carries two tellings: mouths (口) under one cover (冂) — everyone saying the same thing; or a carrying frame with a mouth calling the lift — many hands moving to one voice. Both land on the same word: same, together — 相同、同時、同學.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
四隻手抬一張架子（冂），一張嘴（口）喊一二——一起起。
Four hands under one frame (冂), one mouth (口) counting it off — and the load comes up as one.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)一起、共同— together
→相同、同樣— the same常用
→同時、同學— at the same time; classmate — sharing the one frame常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension