TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
目
ㄇㄨˋ · mù
noun — eye; item, heading
字源 FORM — what the parts do
目形an eye stood on end — outline squared, the pupil now two bars
An eye, first drawn lying flat — almond outline, round pupil — then stood upright and squared by the brush. The eye itself is 目; the written register keeps it: 目光 the gaze, 目的 what the eye is fixed on, 項目、目錄 — items an eye runs down.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
黑暗裡一隻眼睛睜開，瞳孔慢慢轉過來——對住你。
In the dark an eye opens; the pupil swings slowly around — and holds on you.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)眼睛— the eye常用
→目光、注目— the gaze
→目的、目標— the aim the eye fixes on
→項目、目錄— items down a list
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension