TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
圾
ㄐㄧ · jī
noun — (in 垃圾) garbage, refuse
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tjí → jī — the tone settles to first
A mound of earth (土) for what gets thrown out. 及 jí lends the sound, drifted to jī. The character has no classical root — it was built late, to pair with 垃 and write one word: 垃圾.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一把（及）廢土堆到土堆上——垃圾。
A handful (及) of waste piled onto the dirt-heap (土) — garbage.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(引申)垃圾— garbage, refuse常用
→垃圾場、垃圾桶— the dump; the bin
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension