TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
離
離 ＝ 隹 ＋ 离
ㄌㄧˊ · lí
verb — to leave, part from, be apart (離開, 分離)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
隹義a short-tailed bird
离聲lí — gives the sound
A bird (隹) — the graph first named an oriole, 离 lí carrying the sound. The bird sense fell away; what the character now does is the opposite of staying: to leave, to part, to be apart — 離開、分離、離別.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鳥（隹）一展翅就飛走了——離開了。
The bird (隹) spreads its wings and is gone — parted, away.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)黃鸝、倉庚— an oriole (the original bird)
→離開、分離— to leave, to part常用
⇒離別、離去— to take leave, to depart常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension