TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
食
食 ＝ 亼 ＋ 皀
ㄕˊ · shí
verb/noun — to eat; food
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亼義a lid lowered over the bowl — gathered shut; only the top point shows in the modern glyph
皀義a heaped food vessel — grain in a stemmed bowl
A lid (亼, now just the point on top) comes down over a stemmed bowl heaped with grain (皀) — a covered vessel of food, ready to eat. From the meal comes everything eaten: 食物、飲食. The lid is worn down to a single stroke; it is what closes over the bowl.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
高腳碗（皀）裝滿了飯，蓋子（亼）一扣——可以吃了。
A stemmed bowl (皀) piled with grain, a lid (亼) brought down over it — ready to eat.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)吃、進食— to eat常用
→食物、飲食— food常用
⇒零食、糧食— snacks; provisions
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension