TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
贈
ㄗㄥˋ · zèng
verb — to give as a gift, to present, to bestow
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tzēng → zèng — the tone shifts, the sound holds
Valuables (貝) with 曾 zēng for the sound, only the tone shifting. You hand over something of value for nothing in return — to present, to bestow: 贈送、贈品.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
不收錢，直接把一份禮（貝）遞到對方手裡——贈。
No payment taken — a gift of value (貝) handed straight across — a present.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)贈送、餽贈— to present, to give as a gift常用
→贈品、贈言— a giveaway; parting words bestowed
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension