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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
袋 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
袋 ＝ 衣 ＋ 代
ㄉㄞˋ · dài
noun — bag, sack, pouch

字源 FORM — what the parts do

衣義clothes — cloth, a sewn thing
代聲dài — gives the sounda person 亻 and a lance 弋 — to take a turn, to replace
衣 the cloth, 代 the sound: a thing sewn from cloth to hold what you carry — the bag. 代 dài gives the reading straight, no wear. 衣 underneath because a sack is stitched like a garment: 口袋、袋子.
意 · Meanings
(本義)袋、囊袋— a sack, pouch
→口袋、袋子— bag, pocket常用
⇒一袋— a bagful — the measure word
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
代dàithe phonetic, standing alone — a person taking another's turn; 袋 adds 衣 below for the cloth sack貸＝ 代 ＋ 貝dàithe 代 series next door — 貸 puts 貝 (money) under it for a loan