TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
榷
榷 ＝ 木 ＋ 隺
ㄑㄩㄝˋ · què
noun/verb — monopoly, levy; to discuss, deliberate
字源 FORM — what the parts do
隺聲hè — gives the sounda bird (隹) under a cover (冖)
FThè → què — final and tone shift
A single log (木) laid down to cross a stream — the original sense, a one-log bridge you take one at a time, hence sole passage and monopoly: 專榷. 隺 hè carries the sound. From sole control: to weigh and discuss, 商榷.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一根木頭（木）架過溪流，一次只容一人——誰過，由你說了算。
One log (木) thrown across the stream — room for one at a time, and you decide who crosses.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)獨木橋— a single-log bridge
→專賣、榷稅— monopoly; a levy
⇒商榷— to weigh and discuss常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
確＝ 石 ＋ quèthe lookalike — 確 sets on 石 (stone), 榷 on (wood)椎zhuīthe wood cousin — plus 隹, a mallet