TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
珠
ㄓㄨ · zhū
noun — pearl; a small round bead
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A gem (玉) carrying the same zhū as 朱 the cinnabar-red — the round treasure pulled from a shell. From the pearl, anything small and round: 珍珠、眼珠、珠寶.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
蚌殼一開，玉（玉）一樣的圓珠滾出來——珍珠。
The shell opens and a round bead, jade-bright (玉), rolls out — a pearl.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)珍珠、蚌珠— pearl常用
→眼珠、珠子— a small round bead常用
⇒珠寶、珠算— jewelry; bead-reckoning
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension