entries → 預
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL B1 (est.)
預 =
ㄩˋ · yù
adv — beforehand, in advance; verb — to take part in

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a head, facing forward
yǔ — gives the sound; a hand passing something across
Tyǔ → yù — the tone shifts
A head facing forward (頁) with 予 yǔ giving the sound. The head turned ahead, looking and acting before the moment: to prepare in advance (預備、預先), to foretell (預測), and to step in and take part (參預).

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

頭()先一步轉向前方,手()已經把東西備好遞了過去。
The head (頁) turns forward a step early, and the hand (予) already has the thing ready, held out in advance.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)預先、預備— beforehand, to prepare常用
預測、預告— to foretell, to forecast
參預— to take part in
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension