TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
瓷
ㄘˊ · cí
noun — porcelain, china
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tcì → cí — only the tone shifts
Fired clay (瓦) at the foot for the pottery; 次 cì on top gives the sound, the tone falling to cí. 瓷 is the refined, hard, white ware fired at high heat — china: 瓷器、陶瓷、瓷磚, the polished step beyond rough earthenware.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
同樣是瓦（瓦）做的器，燒得更白、更硬、更亮——那就是瓷。
The same clay (瓦) as any pot, but fired whiter, harder, glossier — that is porcelain.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)瓷、瓷器— porcelain, china常用
→陶瓷、瓷磚— ceramics; ceramic tile
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension