TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
插
插 ＝ 扌 ＋ 臿
ㄔㄚ · chā
verb — to insert, stick in
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
臿聲chā — gives the sounda pestle driven into a mortar (臼)
A hand (扌) drives something in — to insert. 臿 chā gives the sound, a pestle pushed down into the mortar below. From there: 插花、插圖、插嘴.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）抓著杵，往臿（臿）的臼裡一插到底。
The hand (扌) grips the pestle and drives it straight down into 臿's mortar.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)插入— to insert, to stick in常用
→插花、插圖— to arrange flowers; an illustration
⇒插嘴— to cut in, interrupt
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
鍤chāthe series — 鍤 adds 金 (an iron spade), 插 keeps the hand