TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
紀
紀 ＝ 糸 ＋ 己
ㄐㄧˋ · jì
noun — order, discipline; era, record
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk thread
Tjǐ → jì — tone only
In a tangle of silk (糸), the one thread-end that lets the rest unwind in order. 己 jǐ carries the sound, tone shifted. From sorting threads to sorting conduct (紀律) and sorting years: 世紀、紀元、紀錄.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
滿手亂絲（糸），指尖捏住一個頭——一拉，整團順了。
A fistful of tangled silk (糸); fingertips find one end — one pull, and the whole skein runs straight.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)絲的頭緒— the lead thread of a skein
→綱紀、紀律— order, discipline — threads kept straight
⇒世紀、紀錄— the ordered count of years; a record常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension