TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
資
ㄗ · zī
noun — wealth, capital; resources
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{z,c,s}ITcì → zī — the {z,c,s} crossing; tone shifts too
Cowrie shells (貝) — money laid up. 次 cì carries the sound, c worn to z. What the work runs on is 資: 資金 the funds, 資源 the resources, 資料 the materials.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
貝殼（貝）一枚一枚數進箱底——路上要用的，都在這裡了。
Shells (貝) counted one by one into the chest — everything the road will cost is in here.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)錢財、本錢— wealth; capital
→資源、資料— resources, materials — what one draws on常用
⇒資格、資深— standing laid up — qualifications, seniority
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension