TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
奢
ㄕㄜ · shē
adj — extravagant, luxurious; to overspend
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{zh,sh,j,q}ITzhě → shē — the retroflex initial shifts, tone with it
大 sits on top — big, more than enough. 者 zhě carries the sound, the initial sliding to sh. Bigness past need is what 奢 names: 奢侈、奢華.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個人（大）把好東西堆得滿滿——夠了還要更多。
One person (大) piles the good things high — enough, and still reaching for more.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)奢侈— extravagant, lavish常用
→奢華— opulent, sumptuous
⇒奢望— to hope beyond reason
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension