TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
退
退 ＝ 辶 ＋ 艮
ㄊㄨㄟˋ · tuì
verb — to withdraw, retreat, step back
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義the walk radical — motion, going
艮形the lower element — a foot turned to go backnot a sound donor; rendered for the shape only
The walk radical (辶) under the lower element of the old graph — a foot turned the wrong way, stepping back instead of on. The two write retreat: 後退、退出, then giving up a post: 退休、退位.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻腳調過頭（艮），順著路（辶）一步步往後挪。
A foot turned about (艮), backing step by step down the road (辶).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)後退、撤退— to retreat, withdraw常用
→退出— to quit, drop out常用
⇒退休、退位— to retire; to step down from a post常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension