TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
夕
ㄒㄧ · xī
noun — evening, dusk; nightfall
字源 FORM — what the parts do
夕形a crescent moon, half shown
A thin moon, only half come out — the hour at dusk when it first shows. It is the same crescent as 月, with one stroke fewer: the moon barely risen. From that single moment, every evening word: 夕陽、除夕、朝夕.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天剛擦黑，一鉤月（夕）剛探出來——傍晚。
The sky just darkened, a sliver of moon (夕) edging out — evening.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)傍晚— evening, dusk常用
→夕陽— the setting sun
⇒除夕、朝夕— the eve; dawn-and-dusk, day in day out
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension