TSUMUGU · B1 (TOCFL est.) · 字
嗜
嗜 ＝ 口 ＋ 耆
ㄕˋ · shì
verb — to be fond of, have a taste for
字源 FORM — what the parts do
耆聲qí — gives the soundan old man (老) leaning on something
IFqí → shì — the donor turns far off the mouth
A mouth (口) that keeps reaching for one taste — a craving. 耆 qí carries the sound, turned a long way to shì. The taste you can't leave alone: 嗜好、嗜酒.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
那一口（口）滋味，舌頭記著，一回又一回去找。
The tongue remembers that one taste (口), and goes back to it again and again.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)嗜好— to be fond of; a fondness常用
→嗜酒— to crave, be addicted to
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
耆qíthe sound donor — 嗜 adds the mouth in front