TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
掌
ㄓㄤˇ · zhǎng
noun — palm of the hand; verb — to be in charge of
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{zh,ch,sh}ITshàng → zhǎng — the sibilant slides forward
A hand (手) held flat, 尚 shàng under it for the sound — the palm. What the palm grips, it controls: from 手掌 to 掌管、掌權. The sound wore from shàng to zhǎng.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（手）一翻，掌心朝上——東西攤在尚（尚）的位置，全在掌握裡。
The hand (手) turns over, palm up; what rests there — at 尚's spot below — is yours to hold.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)手掌— the palm常用
→掌管、掌握— to control, to be in charge常用
⇒掌舵、掌權— to steer; to hold power
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension