TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
撿
撿 ＝ 扌 ＋ 僉
ㄐㄧㄢˇ · jiǎn
verb — to pick up; to gather up
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
僉聲qiān — gives the soundall, all together
IFTqiān → jiǎn — the q softens to j, the rime closes
A hand (扌) reaches down and takes a thing up off the ground — to pick up. 僉 qiān carries the sound, worn toward jiǎn. From the bend-and-take: 撿到 to find by picking up, 撿垃圾 to gather rubbish.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
看見地上一枚硬幣，手伸下去就撿了起來。
A coin on the ground catches the eye; the hand goes down and takes it up.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)拾取— to pick up常用
→撿到— to find (by picking up)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension