TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
庭
庭 ＝ 广 ＋ 廷
ㄊㄧㄥˊ · tíng
noun — courtyard, hall; court (of law)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
广義a building, a roof
A roofed building (广) wraps around 廷 tíng, which both names the sound and carries its own picture — the court where officials gather. So 庭 is the open space the building encloses: the courtyard (庭院), and by extension the court that sits in judgment (法庭).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋子（广）四面圍起來，中間留一塊空地——那就是庭院。
The building (广) closes in on all sides, leaving an open square in the middle — the courtyard.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)庭院— courtyard, yard常用
→家庭— household — the home around its yard常用
⇒法庭、開庭— court of law — the hall where judgment sits
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension