TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
維
維 ＝ 糸 ＋ 隹
ㄨㄟˊ · wéi
verb/noun — to hold together, maintain; a dimension
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義rope, cord
隹聲zhuī — gives the sounda short-tailed bird
ITzhuī → wéi — initial and tone both move
A cord (糸) lashing a thing fast — first the guy-ropes that hold a carriage canopy steady. 隹 zhuī carries the sound, the same piece in 唯 and 惟. From holding fast: 維持、維護, and the rope-line stretched out as a dimension: 三維、思維.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
幾根繩（糸）把搖晃的車蓋四角拴緊——撐住，不倒了。
A few cords (糸) lashing the swaying canopy at each corner — held fast, and it stops tipping.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)繫繩— a tie-rope, a guy-line
→維持、維護— to maintain; to hold together常用
⇒三維、思維— dimension; train of thought
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension