TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
違
違 ＝ 辶 ＋ 韋
ㄨㄟˊ · wéi
verb — to violate, go against, disobey
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義the walk radical — motion, going
The road (辶) with 韋 wéi — feet set back to back, each going the other way. To walk against: to go counter, to disobey. 違反、違背、違法.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大家朝一邊走，他偏背過身（韋），逆著路（辶）走回去。
Everyone moves one way; he turns his back (韋) and walks the road (辶) against them.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)違背、相反— to go against, contravene常用
→違反— to violate, break (a rule)常用
→違法— to break the law常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension