TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
西
ㄒㄧ · xī
noun — west; Western
字源 FORM — what the parts do
西形a bird's nest — the old graph
A nest. The sun goes down and the birds drop into it — the roosting side of the sky became west. The roost-sense moved out into 棲 qī; 西 kept the direction: 西方、西邊, then everything from that direction — 西餐、西裝.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天邊剩一道紅，鳥一隻接一隻落回巢裡——那一邊是西。
One band of red left on the sky; the birds drop one after another into the nest — that side is west.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鳥巢、棲息（今作棲）— a nest; to roost
(假借)西方、西邊— west常用
→西式、西餐— Western — from that direction
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
酉yǒuthe lookalike — 酉 the wine jar keeps a full bar inside, 's legs bend and stop東dōngthe partner — the sunrise side