TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 字
廊
廊 ＝ 广 ＋ 郎
ㄌㄤˊ · láng
noun — a corridor, covered walkway, veranda
字源 FORM — what the parts do
广義a building, a roof — shelter built against a hillside
A building (广) plus 郎 (láng) for the sound — a roofed passage running along a hall: the corridor of 走廊, 長廊, the gallery of 畫廊. 郎 lends its sound exactly.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一排柱子撐起屋頂（广），底下一條長長的路——走廊。
A line of pillars holds up the roof (广), and beneath runs a long passage — the corridor.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)走廊、長廊— a corridor, covered walkway常用
→畫廊、迴廊— a gallery; a winding gallery
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension