TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
理
ㄌㄧˇ · lǐ
verb/noun — to put in order; reason, grain
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Jade (王) worked along its veins — 說文: to dress jade. 里 lǐ gives the sound, exact. The grain in the stone becomes the grain of everything: texture (紋理), the sense in things (道理、理由), and the work of putting them back in line — 整理、管理.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
玉匠的刀順著石頭裡的紋路走（王）——逆著紋，玉就裂。
The jade-cutter's blade follows the vein in the stone (王) — cut against it, and the jade splits.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)治玉（順紋雕琢）— to work jade along its grain
→紋理、肌理— grain, texture
⇒道理、理由— reason — the grain of things常用
⇒整理、管理— to put in order常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension