TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
情
情 ＝ 忄 ＋ 青
ㄑㄧㄥˊ · qíng
noun — feeling; the state of things
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
Tqīng → qíng — tone only
The heart (忄) carries the meaning; 青 qīng gives the sound, one tone away. What moves in the heart: 感情、心情、愛情 — and the true state of a thing, its inside: 實情、情況.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
多年沒見，門一開，心（忄）裡什麼都湧上來。
Years apart; the door opens, and everything wells up in the heart (忄).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)感情、心情— feeling, emotion常用
→愛情、人情— affection; human warmth
→實情、情況— the real state — how things stand常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension