TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
玫
ㄇㄟˊ · méi
noun — (in 玫瑰) a rose; a fine reddish stone
字源 FORM — what the parts do
文聲wén — gives the soundworn into a 攵-like shape on the right; you can't read full 文 in the modern glyph; sound drifted wén → méi
{m,w}ITwén → méi — the {m,w} crossing
The jade-side (玉) marks a fine stone — 玫 first named a white gem, 石之白者. 文 wén gives the sound, worn into a 攵-like stroke-set on the right and drifted toward méi. Today it lives almost entirely in 玫瑰, the rose — beauty named with the word for a precious stone.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊溫潤的白玉（玉），後來借去配「瑰」，喚作玫瑰。
A smooth white gem (玉), later borrowed beside 瑰 to name the rose — 玫瑰.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)玫— a fine reddish stone; rose-red gem
→玫瑰— rose (the flower)常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension