TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
逐漸
ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ · zhújiàn
adverb — gradually; by degrees; little by little
字源 FORM — what the parts do
逐to pursue; to follow step by step (追逐的逐)zhú辶 (path/movement) + 豕 (pig): chasing a pig — pursuing something one step at a time
漸gradual; to soak gradually (漸漸的漸)jiàn氵 (water) + 斬 (to cut): water cutting through rock — gradual erosion, one thin layer at a time
逐漸，追逐的逐，漸漸的漸。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
人步步追豬（逐：辶+豕），水層層切石（漸：氵+斬）——速度不快，卻都到了。
Step by step a person pursues the pig (逐: path + pig); layer by layer water cuts through stone (漸: water + cut) — neither moves quickly, but both arrive.
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