TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
亮
亮 ＝ 高 ＋ 儿
ㄌㄧㄤˋ · liàng
adj — bright
字源 FORM — what the parts do
儿義a person, legs showing
A person (儿) up on the tower (高, written short) — high, where nothing blocks the light. Bright, clear: 天亮、月亮; a voice carries 亮 too — 響亮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
人（儿）站上高（高）臺，第一個看見天亮。
The one (儿) on the high tower (高) sees the day break first.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)明亮— bright, clear常用
→天亮、月亮— daybreak; the moon常用
⇒響亮— ringing — bright to the ear
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension