TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
抬
抬 ＝ 扌 ＋ 台
ㄊㄞˊ · tái
verb — to lift, raise (with the hands)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
The hands (扌) raise a weight up — to lift. 台 tái carries the sound exactly, the platform you might lift a thing onto. So 抬頭 raises the head, 抬高 lifts the level, 抬東西 takes two to carry.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻手（扌）一齊使勁，把東西托上那座台（台）。
Two hands (扌) push together, raising the load up onto the platform (台).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)抬起、抬高— to lift, raise常用
→抬頭— to raise the head — to look up
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
台táithe phonetic, the bare platform — 抬 sets the hand to it苔táisame sound, but with 艹 — moss