TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
豆
ㄉㄡˋ · dòu
noun — bean; (originally) a tall-stemmed serving vessel
字源 FORM — what the parts do
豆形a tall-footed serving dish — lid, bowl, stem, base
The whole graph is one picture: a lidded bowl on a tall foot, an ancient vessel for holding food at table. The bean borrowed this shape and kept it — 黃豆、綠豆. As a base it seats 頭、短、豐, and stands inside 豈、登.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
高腳的碗（豆），蓋子蓋著——盛著一桌的菜。
A bowl on a tall foot (豆), lid set on top — holding the food at table.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)食器、豆器— a tall-stemmed serving vessel
(假借)豆子、黃豆— bean, legume常用
→豆腐、豆漿— bean-curd; soy milk — things made from beans常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
豈qǐthe lookalike — 豈 sets 山 atop ; it asks "how could…?"登＝ 癶 ＋ dēngshares the base — feet (癶) climbing up onto the vessel, to ascend