TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
慈
慈 ＝ 茲 ＋ 心
ㄘˊ · cí
adj — kind, loving; (慈母) the loving mother
字源 FORM — what the parts do
茲聲zī — gives the soundtwo strands of growing silk — this, more and more
ITzī → cí — initial and tone shift off the donor
A heart (心) that keeps growing (茲) toward another — tender kindness. 茲 zī carries the sound. The downward love of an elder: 慈愛、慈祥、慈母.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（心）裡那點疼愛，像絲（茲）一樣越抽越長。
The tenderness in the heart (心) draws out longer and longer, like silk (茲).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)慈愛、慈祥— kind, loving常用
→慈母— a loving mother
⇒慈悲— mercy, compassion
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
茲zīthe half it carries愛＝ ＋ 旡 ＋ 夊àithe heart's love — its near neighbor