TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
採
採 ＝ 扌 ＋ 采
ㄘㄞˇ · cǎi
verb — to pick, gather; to adopt
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
采 is already a hand (爪) over a tree (木), picking; 採 adds a second hand (扌) and keeps 采 for the sound, an exact match. To pick, to gather — and choosing as picking: 採用、採取.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手指（扌）伸進葉子裡，一顆一顆摘（采），籃子慢慢滿了。
Fingers (扌) in among the leaves, picking one by one (采); the basket slowly fills.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)摘、採— to pick, pluck常用
→採集、採礦— to gather; to mine — picking from the earth
→採用、採取— to adopt — chosen as picked
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension