TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
另
ㄌㄧㄥˋ · lìng
adv/adj — separately; another, other
字源 FORM — what the parts do
另形rendered bare — 口 over 力 carries no settled graph account; likely split off from 別
另 carries no settled picture; 口 over 力 is read by use, not by parts. It sets one thing apart from the rest — besides 另外, another 另一個, the other half 另一半. The graph likely split off from 別, which cuts things apart.
意 · Meanings
(本義)另— separate; apart; another常用
→另外— besides, in addition常用
→另一個— another one
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension