TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
喻
喻 ＝ 口 ＋ 俞
ㄩˋ · yù
verb — to make clear; to liken, draw an analogy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
俞聲yú — gives the sounda boat being scooped clear — the gathered-and-hollowed shape under 輸、逾 too
Tyú → yù — only the tone shifted
Words from the mouth (口) that make a thing clear — to explain by likeness. 俞 yú carries the sound, the same donor under 輸 and 逾, the tone tipping to yù. From making clear: 比喻、家喻戶曉.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
講不通，嘴（口）改打個比方——對方一下就懂了。
Words failing, the mouth (口) reaches for a likeness — and it lands at once.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)比喻、譬喻— to liken, draw an analogy常用
→家喻戶曉— known to every household — made plain to all
→不言而喻— self-evident, needing no words
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
俞yúthe sound half alone — a surname, "assent"; 喻 adds the mouth 諭yùswaps for 言 — an official decree, same sound