TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
涉
涉 ＝ 氵 ＋ 步
ㄕㄜˋ · shè
verb — to wade, ford; to involve oneself in
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
Water (氵) and 步, two footprints stepping forward. The feet walk straight into the stream and across — to wade a river on foot. No sound part; both halves carry the meaning. From wading across, the word reaches into anything you step into: 涉及 (involve), 涉獵 (dip into, browse), 跋山涉水 (the long hard journey).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻腳（步）一前一後，踏進水（氵）裡趟過去。
Two feet (步), one after the other, step into the water (氵) and wade across.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)涉水、跋涉— to wade, ford常用
→涉及、涉足— to involve; to set foot in常用
⇒涉獵— to dip into, browse widely
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
步bùthe bare half — the stride, before water was added陟zhìthe partner — 陟 climbs a slope 阝, 涉 crosses a stream