TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
會
會 ＝ 亼 ＋ 曾
ㄏㄨㄟˋ · huì/kuài
verb — to meet; can, know how; (kuài) accounting
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亼義a lid, closing down
A lid (亼) coming down on a stacked steamer (曾, written short) — parts fitted together: to meet, to join (說文: 合也). From fitting: the meeting (開會), the moment that fits (機會), the skill that fits the hand (會游泳). Read kuài, it fits the accounts together: 會計.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
蒸籠一層一層疊好，蓋子（亼）一蓋——嚴絲合縫。
The steamer stacked layer on layer, the lid (亼) set down — a perfect fit.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
huì
(本義)會合、開會— to meet, come together常用
→機會— opportunity — the moment that meets you
→會游泳、會說中文— can, know how
kuài
(引申)會計— accounting — tallying the accounts together
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension