TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
紋
紋 ＝ 糸 ＋ 文
ㄨㄣˊ · wén
noun — line, vein, pattern (in a surface)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義a thread, fine fibre
Thread (糸) and 文, which itself began as crossed marks — the lines and veins running through a surface. 文 wén carries the sound exactly, and its old "pattern" sense leans in. From this: 紋路、指紋、波紋.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一縷絲（糸）旁邊畫著交錯的紋樣（文）——表面的紋路。
A strand of thread (糸) beside the crossed marks of 文 — the lines running across a surface.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)紋路— line, vein, grain常用
→指紋— fingerprint — the lines on a fingertip常用
→波紋— ripple — lines on water
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension