TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
圍
圍 ＝ 囗 ＋ 韋
ㄨㄟˊ · wéi
verb/noun — to surround; a perimeter
字源 FORM — what the parts do
囗義an enclosing ring — walls around
The box (囗) is the wall's ring; 韋 wéi carries the sound, an exact match — its own old graph is feet pacing around a walled town, the original surround. To enclose (包圍); what lies inside the ring (周圍、範圍); what wraps the neck (圍巾).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
城牆（囗）圈成一圈，牆上有人沿著走（韋），一圈又一圈。
The walls (囗) close their ring; feet pace the circuit on top (韋), round and round.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)包圍、圍住— to surround, enclose常用
→周圍、範圍— surroundings; bounds — the inside of the ring
→圍巾— a scarf — wrapped round
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension