TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
狀
狀 ＝ 犬 ＋ 爿
ㄓㄨㄤˋ · zhuàng
noun — shape, form; condition, state; a written complaint
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犬義a dog — the original was a dog's shape
爿聲pán — gives the soundsplit wood, a plank; the same donor under 壯莊裝
IFT≠pán → zhuàng — initial and final both shift far; the whole 爿 family reads zhuàng/zhuāng
The shape of a dog (犬) — the old sense is a form, an outline. 爿 pán carries the sound, worn far to zhuàng, the same donor that pulls 壯, 莊, 裝. From outline grew the general 形狀, the 狀態 a thing is in, and the 狀子 filed in court.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
先描一條狗（犬）的外形，再推到萬物的樣子——狀。
First the outline of a dog (犬), then the shape of anything at all — form.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)形狀— shape, form常用
→狀態、狀況— condition, state常用
⇒狀子、告狀— a written complaint; to file suit
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension