TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
摘
摘 ＝ 扌 ＋ 啇
ㄓㄞ · zhāi
verb — to pick, pluck; to pick out, excerpt
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
啇聲dī — gives the soundthe base graph in 適、敵
{d}/{zh}ITdī → zhāi — initial and tone shift
A hand (扌) reaches up and takes one — to pluck. 啇 dī carries the sound, worn to zhāi. From picking fruit, picking out: 摘花、摘果, then 摘錄、摘要 — picking the best lines off the page.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）伸進枝葉，挑準啇（啇）下那顆熟的，一摘就下來。
The hand (扌) reaches into the branches, picks out the ripe one, and plucks it free.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)摘、採摘— to pick, to pluck常用
→摘錄、摘要— to excerpt; a summary
⇒摘除— to remove, excise
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension