TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
檯
ㄊㄞˊ · tái
noun — counter, table, desk
字源 FORM — what the parts do
臺聲tái — gives the sound, and is itself a raised platforma high building (高) over earth (土) reached by 至
A wooden (木) raised flat — a counter you work or trade across. 臺 tái carries the sound and the picture both: a platform lifted up. From the worked-at surface: 櫃檯、檯面.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊木板（木）架高、放平——隔著它收錢、做活。
A wooden board (木) raised and levelled — you take payment, you work, across it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)檯子、櫃檯— a counter, a table常用
→檯面— the surface; the open, public side
⇒檯燈— a desk lamp
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension