TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
林
ㄌㄧㄣˊ · lín
noun — woods, grove; a dense gathering of things
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Two trees (木 木) standing side by side — a stand of woods. Trees grouped become any thick gathering: 森林 forest, 樹林 a grove, 林立 standing thick as trees, 武林 the whole crowd of martial-artists.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一棵樹旁邊再添一棵，連成一片小樹林。
One tree, and another set beside it — and the two run together into a little wood.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)樹林、森林— woods, forest常用
→林立— to stand thick (as trees)常用
→武林、藝林— a whole field, a circle (of people)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension