TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
誰
誰 ＝ 言 ＋ 隹
ㄕㄟˊ · shéi
pron — who
字源 FORM — what the parts do
隹聲zhuī — gives the sounda short-tailed bird
{zh,ch,sh}IFTzhuī → shéi — zh to sh inside the family; the final wears too
A question asked in words (言) — who. 隹 zhuī gives the sound, zh worn to sh, the final with it. 誰來？誰的？
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
門外有腳步聲，屋裡的人開口（言）問：「誰？」
Footsteps outside; the voice (言) inside asks, "Who?"
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)誰— who常用
→誰都、誰也— anyone — who, spread to everyone
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
推＝ 扌 ＋ tuīthe same with a hand 扌 — to push隹zhuīthe bare donor — the short-tailed bird of 進、集