TSUMUGU · B2 (TOCFL est.) · 字
蔓
蔓 ＝ 艹 ＋ 曼
ㄇㄢˋ · màn
noun/verb — vine, creeper; to spread, creep
字源 FORM — what the parts do
艹義grass — the creeping plant
曼聲màn — gives the sound, exacta hand drawing the eye long, stretched out
Grass (艹) that runs and trails — the vine. 曼 màn gives the sound straight. The vine creeps and stretches: 蔓延、藤蔓.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一條藤（艹）順著牆，慢慢拉長，爬過了整面牆。
A vine (艹) feels along the wall, drawing itself out long, until it has crossed the whole face of it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)藤蔓— vine, creeper常用
→蔓延、蔓生— to spread, creep outward
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
曼mànthe sound donor — long, drawn-out; 蔓 sets grass above it慢＝ 忄 ＋ mànthe series — heart 忄drawn out into slowness