TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
此
此 ＝ 止 ＋ 匕
ㄘˇ · cǐ
pron — this; here
字源 FORM — what the parts do
匕義a person, turned — standing by
A foot (止) comes to rest; a person (匕) stands at the spot — this place, right here. In writing it points close: 此地、此時; pointing back, it hinges the sentence: 因此、從此.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
走了半天，腳（止）一停——人（匕）站定：就是這裡了。
Half a day's walking, then the foot (止) stops — the figure (匕) stands fast: here.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)這、這裡— this; here常用
→因此、從此— therefore; from this point — here as a hinge常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension