TSUMUGU · A2/B1 (est.) · 字
允
允 ＝ 儿 ＋ 厶
ㄩㄣˇ · yǔn
verb — to permit, allow, consent to; adj — fair, just
字源 FORM — what the parts do
儿義a person — legs, a body below
厶空the worn top of an old figure — its origin no longer readable in the modern stroke
A person (儿) at the bottom, and a top that the brush has worn past reading. The old graph shows someone nodding assent — head bent, agreeing — and from that nod: 允許, to permit; 公允, fair-handed; 允諾, to promise.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個人（儿）低下頭，輕輕一點——應了。
A person (儿) lowers the head and gives a small nod — it is granted.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)允許、允諾— to permit, consent常用
→公允、允當— fair, just — granting each its due
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension