TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
獅
獅 ＝ 犭 ＋ 師
ㄕ · shī
noun — lion
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犭義a beast — the great cat
A great beast (犭) named by sound — the lion, a creature known to China through imported word and image. 師 shī carries the sound, exact and unchanged. The word lives in 獅子, 雄獅, and the 舞獅 danced at festivals.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭金毛大獸（犭）甩著鬃，吼一聲——獅。
A great golden beast (犭) shakes its mane and roars — a lion.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)獅子— lion常用
→雄獅、舞獅— a male lion; the lion dance
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension