TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
穫
穫 ＝ 禾 ＋ 蒦
ㄏㄨㄛˋ · huò
verb/noun — to reap; harvest, gain
字源 FORM — what the parts do
禾義grain
蒦聲huò — gives the sounda hand (又) grabbing a bird (隹) under the grass (艸) — measuring a catch
Grain (禾) cut and brought in — the reaping. 蒦 huò carries the sound, the same piece that builds 獲 and 護. Blade through the standing crop: 收穫、穫利.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一把抓住稻穗（禾），鐮刀一揮——割下來了。
A fistful of the standing grain (禾), one swing of the sickle, and it's cut.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)刈穀— to reap grain
→收穫— harvest; what's gathered in常用
⇒穫利— gain; what's gained
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension