TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
農
ㄋㄨㄥˊ · nóng
noun — farming; agriculture
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The oracle graph sets hands with a shell-blade sickle (辰) among trees (林) — clearing and tilling. Copying wore the woods into the 曲-shaped block on top; the sickle kept its place below. The work is 農: 農夫 the farmer, 農業 the trade.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天剛亮，蚌殼鐮（辰）勾進稈子，一排一排放倒。
First light: the shell sickle (辰) hooks through the stalks, laying them down row by row.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)耕作— to till, farm
→農夫、農業— farmer; agriculture常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension