entries → 愚
TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL C1 (est.)
愚 =
ㄩˊ · yú
adj — foolish, stupid; (self-effacing) my humble

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the heart, the mind
yú — gives the soundthe same donor under 遇
The mind (心) gone dull — foolishness. 禺 yú carries the sound, exact, the same donor under 遇. The slow mind: 愚蠢, 愚昧; spoken of oneself it turns humble (愚見).

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

)轉不過彎,愣在那兒——愚。
The mind (心) cannot turn the corner; it just stalls — foolish.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)愚蠢、愚昧— foolish, stupid常用
愚公移山— dogged and naive
愚見— my humble view
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
the phonetic alone — 愚 sets the heart beneath it= 辶 + the same donor — the road 辶 where 愚 takes the heart