TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
路
ㄌㄨˋ · lù
noun — road, way
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IF≠gè → lù — the 各 series splits g/k/l: 格 gé、客 kè、落 luò
A foot (足) with 各 for sound — and 各 is itself a foot arriving at a doorway. Two feet walking, one character: the road. Its series split long ago, g from l: 格、客 on one side, 落、路 on the other. Roads of thought are 思路; Taiwan's roads of data, 網路.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天沒亮，腳（足）已經踩上路面——往城裡去的不只他一個。
Before light, feet (足) are already on the road — and his are not the only ones headed for town.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)道路— a road常用
→路線、思路— a route; a line of thought
→網路、電路— network, circuit — roads for signals
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension