TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
澳
澳 ＝ 氵 ＋ 奧
ㄠˋ · ào
noun — a sheltered bay, an inlet; (abbrev.) Macau; Australia
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
Water (氵) folded into a deep recess of the coast — a sheltered bay where boats lie out of the wind. 奧 carries the sound ào and its meaning too: the deep inner corner, here turned to a corner of the sea. The graph now stands in for 澳門 (Macau) and 澳洲 (Australia).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
海岸彎進去一個深凹，水（氵）平平的，風吹不進來，船都泊在裡頭。
The coast folds inward to a deep pocket, the water (氵) flat, the wind shut out, the boats lying at rest.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)港澳、海澳— a sheltered bay, an inlet常用
→澳門、港澳— Macau常用
→澳洲、澳大利亞— Australia常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension