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TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
烊 character · C1 (est.)
烊 ＝ 火 ＋ 羊
ㄧㄤˊ · yáng
verb — to melt (metal); to dissolve

字源 FORM — what the parts do

火形fire
羊聲yáng — gives the soundexact match — same 羊 as in 洋、陽
Fire (火) on the left for the melting; 羊 yáng on the right carries the sound, unchanged. The fire melts what it touches — metal runs, sugar slackens, ice goes to water: 烊化、熔烊.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一塊金屬丟進火（火）裡，邊角先軟，慢慢塌成一灘。
A lump of metal dropped in the fire (火) — the edges soften first, then it slumps into a pool.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)熔化— to melt (metal); to smelt常用
→烊化— to dissolve; to slacken with heat
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
洋＝ 氵 ＋ 羊yángthe 羊 series — 洋 takes 氵 for ocean, 烊 takes 火 for melting熔róngthe partner in 熔烊 — the same melting, fire on both