TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
縮
縮 ＝ 糸 ＋ 宿
ㄙㄨㄛ · suō
verb — to shrink, contract, draw in
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義thread, cloth
Fsù → suō — only the final moves
Cloth and thread (糸) pull in on themselves and draw up tight — they shrink. 宿 sù carries the sound, the same piece in 宿舍 and 星宿. From drawing in: 縮小、收縮、退縮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊布（糸）下水，線一收緊——整個皺起來、小了一圈。
The cloth (糸) hits the water, its threads draw tight — and the whole thing puckers in a size.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)收縮— to contract, draw in常用
→縮小、縮短— to shrink; to shorten常用
⇒退縮— to shrink back — to flinch
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension