TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
貫
貫 ＝ 毌 ＋ 貝
ㄍㄨㄢˋ · guàn
verb — to run through, to pierce, to link up — noun — a string of cash
字源 FORM — what the parts do
毌義a string threaded straight throughthe top piece — a line driven through a square; worn so it no longer reads as itself
A string driven straight through (毌) the cowries (貝) — a strung row of cash. The top 毌 is the threading line, no longer obvious in the modern glyph. From the string that runs through: 貫穿 to pierce through, 一貫 consistent, 貫徹 to carry through, 貫注 to concentrate fully.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一條線從上面直直穿下去（毌），把一串錢（貝）全串成一條——貫。
A cord driven straight down (毌) through a row of cowries (貝), stringing the whole run into one — 貫.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)貫（一串錢）— a string of cash常用
→貫穿、貫通— to run through, to pierce常用
⇒一貫、貫徹— consistent; to carry through常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension