entries → 賴
TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
character · C1 (est.)
賴 =
ㄌㄞˋ · lài
verb — to rely on; to deny, default; to hang around

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a cowrie — gain, money
là — gives the sounda tangle pulled through, with a knife (刂)
Tlà → lài — only the tone steps over
Gain (貝) you lean your whole weight on — to rely; and the gain held back that you refuse to give up — to deny, to default. 剌 là gives the sound, a tone away. 依賴、信賴、抵賴、賴帳.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

抓住那點好處()不放——靠著它,也賴著它。
He grips that bit of gain (貝) and won't let go — leaning on it, and welching on it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)贏餘、利— gain, profit
依賴、信賴— to rely on, depend常用
抵賴、賴帳— to deny, welch on a debt常用
賴著不走— to hang around, refuse to leave
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
làishares with 貸 賠 賭 — all money changing handsthe bare phonetic — 賴 adds to make the gain leaned on