TSUMUGU · B2 · 字
昆
ㄎㄨㄣ · kūn
noun/adj — elder; together, the same; (in 昆蟲) insect
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The sun (日) above two figures standing side by side (比) — under one sun, together, of a kind. From together: the brothers who stand together, 昆弟; the swarming kinds, 昆蟲.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
太陽（日）底下兩個人並排站著（比），影子疊在一起，分不出誰是誰。
Under the sun (日) two figures stand abreast (比), their shadows overlapping into one.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)同也— together; of the same kind
→昆弟、昆仲— elder brothers
⇒昆蟲— insects常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension