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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
見 =
ㄐㄧㄢˋ · jiàn
verb — to see; to catch sight of

字源 FORM — what the parts do

an eye
a person's legs
An eye (目) set on a person's legs (儿) — 說文: 視也; the whole body brought to one act of seeing. The seeing that lands: 看見、見到; what is seen in the mind: 意見; seeing face to face: 見面.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

眼睛()跨在兩條腿()上,走到哪,看到哪。
The eye (目) rides on two legs (儿) — wherever it walks, it sees.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)— to see常用
看見、見到— to catch sight of常用
見面— to meet — to see face to face
意見— a view, an opinion — what is seen in the mind
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension