verse in praise of Buddha, fast, healthy, rest
偈 centers on a Buddhist verse of praise, but its other meanings diverge: fast, healthy, and rest. These likely come from different etymological uses of the same character, so treat them as separate senses without a single unifying idea.
偈 combines 亻 (person) with 曷, which likely contributes the sound. The character has multiple historical uses: as a Buddhist term for verse, and separately for meanings like fast or rest. The exact origin of the non-Buddhist senses is uncertain.
A person 亻 beside 曷: imagine a monk chanting a fast, healthy-sounding verse before resting. The scene ties the disparate meanings together artificially.
For ゲ, picture a Buddhist monk chanting a verse that sounds like 'geh'—a short, sharp exhalation. The sound 'geh' cues ゲ while the monk represents the verse meaning.