entries → 肺
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL B2 (est.)
肺 = 巿
ㄈㄟˋ · fèi
noun — the lung(s)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

flesh (肉) — the body organ radical, written 月
巿a worn right side
Flesh (肉, written 月) names the organ; the worn right side sits beside it. The graph names the lungs — the breathing pair. From them, idiom for the heart: 肺腑之言, words from deep inside.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

(肉)旁站著一塊磨平的部件,記下一對會呼吸的肺。
Flesh (月) beside a piece worn smooth — marking down a breathing pair of lungs.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)肺臟— the lung常用
肺腑— the lungs and innards — the depths of one's heart
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension