TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
環
環 ＝ 王 ＋ 睘
ㄏㄨㄢˊ · huán
noun/verb — a ring; to encircle
字源 FORM — what the parts do
睘聲huán — gives the sound, the voice it shares with 還、寰an eye over a ring-shaped pendant
Jade (玉, written 王 at the side) shaped into a ring — a 璧 with a wide hole. 睘 carries the sound it shares with 還. From the ring: to circle (環繞), the link (環節), and what circles you — 環境.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
玉環（王）在腕上慢慢轉，一圈光，找不到接縫。
The jade ring (玉) turns slowly at the wrist — one circle of light, no seam to find.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)玉環— a jade ring
→圓環；環繞— a ring; to encircle常用
⇒環境— surroundings — what rings you
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension