TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 字
抉
抉 ＝ 扌 ＋ 夬
ㄐㄩㄝˊ · jué
verb — to pick out, gouge; to choose
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
夬聲guài — gives the sounda hand prising a ring open
{g,j}IFTguài → jué — velar g palatalized to j
The hand (扌) digs in and prises something out — to gouge, to pick. 夬 guài carries the sound, the velar g palatalized to j. From picking out: 抉擇、抉剔.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）扣住缺口，一使力——把那東西抉了出來。
The hand (扌) hooks the gap and bears down — and prises the thing out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)剜出、挑出— to gouge, pick out
→抉擇— to select, decide between常用
⇒抉剔— to nitpick, prise apart
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension