舞 (wǔ) — to dance; a dance

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字

舞 character · TOCFL 1

舞＝無＋舛

ㄨˇ · wǔ

verb/noun — to dance; a dance

字源 FORM — what the parts do

無聲wú — gives the soundoriginally the dancer herself — a figure with tassels swinging from both arms

Twú → wǔ — only the tone bends

舛義two feet planted opposite ways — the dance step

The old graph is one figure: a dancer, tassels swinging from both arms — the graph that became 無. When "there is none" borrowed her away, two stepping feet (舛) were set underneath to call the dance back: 跳舞、舞會.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

音樂一起，她張開兩臂，飄帶（無）甩起來，腳步（舛）踩著拍子。

The music starts; her arms open, the tassels (無) fly, and her feet (舛) catch the beat.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)跳舞— to dance常用

→舞會、舞台— the ball, the stage

⇒揮舞— to wave, brandish — arms in dance

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension