TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
貼
ㄊㄧㄝ · tiē
verb — to stick on, to paste; to be close to; to subsidize
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFTzhān → tiē — initial, final and tone all moved off the donor
Money (貝) laid up against a pledge — pawned, set close against. 占 carries the sound zhān, worn far to tiē. The sense settles on pressing one thing flat to another: 貼上 to paste on, 貼近 to draw close, 貼心 considerate, 補貼 a subsidy.
意 · Meanings
(本義)貼、黏貼— to stick on, to paste常用
→貼近、貼身— to be close against常用
→補貼、津貼— a subsidy, an allowance常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
帖tièthe it shares — 帖 sets beside cloth 巾 for a placard, a copybook; 貼 sets it beside for to paste占zhānthe sound it carries — 占 alone is to divine, to occupy; 貼 adds for to stick on