TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
鎖
鎖 ＝ 金 ＋ 𧴪
ㄙㄨㄛˇ · suǒ
noun — a lock; verb — to lock, to chain shut
字源 FORM — what the parts do
𧴪聲suǒ — gives the sounda string of links — the chained-loops shape
A thing of metal (金) — 𧴪 suǒ carries the sound. Together they write the door-bolt, the lock you turn shut: 鎖頭、鎖門、鎖匙.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
金（金）做的一串環扣（𧴪），扣進門閂——卡住了。
A run of metal (金) links (𧴪) drops into the door-bolt — and it catches.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鎖、鎖頭— a lock常用
→鎖門、上鎖— to lock, to bolt shut常用
⇒鎖鏈、封鎖— to chain, to seal off
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension