TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
晚
ㄨㄢˇ · wǎn
noun/adj — evening; late
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Imiǎn → wǎn — the m falls away
The sun (日) at the end of its day — dusk. 免 miǎn gives the sound, the m fallen away to w. From dusk to everything behind its time: 晚上、晚安、來晚了.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
太陽（日）掉到屋頂後面，巷子裡一盞一盞亮起燈。
The sun (日) drops behind the roofs; lamp by lamp, the lane lights up.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)日暮— dusk — the sun going down
→晚上、晚安— evening; good night常用
⇒來晚了— late — behind time
⇒晚輩— the later generation
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension