TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
瞭
瞭 ＝ 目 ＋ 尞
ㄌㄧㄠˇ · liǎo/liào
verb — to see clearly, understand; (liào) to watch from a height
字源 FORM — what the parts do
尞聲liáo — gives the sounda bonfire built high — wood burning on a frame
Tliáo → liǎo — tone only
An eye (目) beside 尞 liáo — a bonfire built high, which carries the sound, tone shifted. Eyes bright in the firelight: to see plainly, and seeing plainly is understanding (明瞭、瞭解). Read liào, the seeing stretches far — the watch from a height (瞭望).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
火（尞）堆得旺，眼睛（目）把黑黑的山路看得一清二楚。
The fire (尞) built high; the eye (目) reads the dark road clear.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
liǎo
(本義)目明— eyes clear
→明瞭、瞭解— to see clear; to understand常用
liào
(引申)瞭望— to watch from a height
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
了liǎothe stripped twin — 了解 writes the word without the eye燎liáothe same with fire beside it — to blaze