TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
護
護 ＝ 言 ＋ 蒦
ㄏㄨˋ · hù
verb — to guard, protect
字源 FORM — what the parts do
蒦聲huò — gives the sounda bird (隹) held in a hand (又) under plants — the grasping graph
Fhuò → hù — the final tightens; 獲、穫 keep huò
Words (言) standing in front of someone — to speak up for, to watch over. 蒦 huò lends the sound, the final tightening to hù; the same donor keeps huò in 獲 and 穫. From watching over: 保護、護士、護照.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（又）攏住小鳥（隹），一句話（言）先擋在前頭。
A hand (又) cups the small bird (隹); the words (言) step out in front first.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)守護、保護— to guard, protect常用
→護士、看護— the nurse — guarding the sick
→護照— passport — the document that vouches
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension