TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
爽
爽 ＝ 大 ＋ 㸚
ㄕㄨㄤˇ · shuǎng
adj — crisp, refreshing; bright, clear; frank (涼爽, 爽快)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
㸚義crossed openings — the lattice marks at the sides
A person (大) standing with arms wide, and 㸚 — lattice openings — set into the sides: light comes through the gaps. 說文: 明也, bright. The body lit through the lattice gives the bright, the crisp, the cleared-out feeling: 涼爽、爽快、清爽.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
人（大）一張臂，兩邊格窗（㸚）透進光——通亮、清涼。
A person (大) flings their arms wide; light streams through the lattice (㸚) on each side — bright, and cool.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)明、爽— bright, clear
→涼爽、清爽— crisp, refreshing常用
⇒爽快、直爽— frank, forthright
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension