TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
巷
巷 ＝ 共 ＋ 巳
ㄒㄧㄤˋ · xiàng
noun — a lane, alley
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{j,q,x}IFTgòng → xiàng — the {j,q,x} crossing
巳義worn from 邑 — a settlement, the walled town
The lower half is worn down from 邑, a settlement; the upper 共 is shared, in common. A way shared by the houses of the town — the lane that everyone uses. 共 carries the sound, shifted from gòng to xiàng. From there: 巷子、街巷、小巷.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一座城（邑）裡，家家共用（共）的那條窄路，從這頭通到那頭。
In a town (邑), the narrow way the houses all share (共), running through from end to end.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)巷子、小巷— a lane, alley常用
→街巷— streets and lanes
→巷戰— street fighting
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension