TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
按
按 ＝ 扌 ＋ 安
ㄢˋ · àn
verb — to press; according to
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
Tān → àn — tone only
A hand (扌) pressing down; 安 ān — the settled one, a woman under a roof — carries the sound, tone shifted. To press, to hold steady; pressed against the rule, it reads according to: 按照、按時.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
風要掀紙，手掌（扌）壓上去，穩穩（安）按住。
The wind grabs at the paper; a palm (扌) comes down and holds it still (安).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)按住、按下— to press, hold down常用
→按照、按時— according to; on schedule — held against the rule
→按摩— massage — pressing worked over the body
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension