TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
秩
秩 ＝ 禾 ＋ 失
ㄓˋ · zhì
noun — order, sequence; official rank
字源 FORM — what the parts do
禾義grain — the harvest piled in order
IF≠shī → zhì — the reading drifted far from the donor
Grain (禾) stacked in its proper sequence — order, the orderly heap. 失 shī rides for the sound, the reading drifted hard to zhì. From the ranked stack: 秩序、官秩.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
收下的禾（禾）一捆捆排好，少一捆（失）就亂了秩序。
The harvested grain (禾) stacked bundle by bundle; lose one (失) and the order breaks.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)秩序、條秩— order, sequence常用
→官秩、品秩— official rank
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension