TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
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ㄅㄧㄠˇ · biǎo
noun — the outside, surface; verb — to show; noun — chart, form
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A fur coat with the hair worn outward — 毛 set in 衣. The fur side is the showing side: 表面 the surface, 外表 the look of a thing; from showing, 表示 and 表達; laid out to be seen, 表格 the chart.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天冷，他把皮裘翻過來穿——毛（毛）在外，誰都看得見。
Cold morning; the fur coat goes on hair side out (毛) — the fur is what everyone sees.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)外面（毛朝外的那一面）— the outer side
→表面、外表— surface; appearance常用
→表示、表達、代表— to show, express; to stand for常用
→表格、課表— a chart — laid out to show
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension