TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
陌
陌 ＝ 阝 ＋ 百
ㄇㄛˋ · mò
noun/adj — a path between fields; unfamiliar
字源 FORM — what the parts do
阝義a mound — raised earththe left 阝 is 阜, a bank of earth
{b,p,m,f}Ibǎi → mò — the {b,p,m,f} crossing
A raised bank of earth (阝) ran east–west between fields — the 阡陌, the dirt paths dividing one plot from the next. 百 bǎi lends the sound, its b worn toward m. From the path you don't live on: 陌路, 陌生 — the stranger's road.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
田埂（阝）上走來個人，百（百）步之外看不真切——陌生。
On the field-bank (阝) a figure approaches, a hundred (百) paces off and unknown — a stranger.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)阡陌— a path between fields
→陌路— a road one doesn't travel; a stranger's way
⇒陌生— unfamiliar常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
阡qiānthe partner in 阡陌 — 阡 runs north–south (千), 陌 east–west ()路lùthe road sense — 路 walks on 足 (a foot), 陌 sits on (a bank)