TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
蝶
蝶 ＝ 虫 ＋ 枼
ㄉㄧㄝˊ · dié
noun — butterfly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
虫義a small flying creature (the 虫 radical)the bug radical
枼聲yè — gives the sounda thin flat leaf on a branch; rarely seen alone
IFTyè → dié — the reading shifts
The 虫 radical for the small flying creature, with 枼 for the sound — 枼 draws a thin flat leaf, and the reading drifts from yè to dié. The same flat-leaf 枼 builds 牒、碟、葉, all flat things. From the insect: 蝴蝶, 彩蝶.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
翅膀薄得像葉子（枼）的小飛蟲（虫）——那是蝶。
A small winged creature (虫) with wings thin as a leaf (枼) — that is the butterfly.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)蝶、蝴蝶— butterfly常用
→彩蝶— a bright-coloured butterfly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
牒diéthe sound-twin — 牒 takes 片 for a flat writing tablet; 蝶 takes for the leaf-winged insect