TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
幼
幼 ＝ 幺 ＋ 力
ㄧㄡˋ · yòu
adj/noun — young, immature; the young, infancy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
幺義a tiny thread — smallness
A tiny thread (幺) beside strength (力): strength still small, force not yet grown. That is the young, the newly sprouted: 幼小、幼苗、幼稚.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一根剛抽出的細絲（幺），使出全身的力（力），也只彎得動一片葉子。
A freshly drawn thread (幺) puts out all its strength (力) — enough only to bend a single leaf.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)幼小、年幼— young, small in years常用
→幼苗、幼年— seedling, early stage
→幼稚— childish, immature
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
幺yāothe smallness inside — 幺 alone is the tiny thread; 幼 adds to it幻＝ ＋ 予huànthe lookalike — 幻 sets against a reversed 予; 幼 pairs with