TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
霧
ㄨˋ · wù
noun — fog, mist
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Under the rain roof (雨), the family of water-weather words. 務 wù carries the whole sound exactly. Ground vapour that rises but the sky won't take — 霧氣, 迷霧, the fog that hangs low.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
雨(雨)下不來,水氣浮在半空——霧。
The rain (雨) never falls; the water just hangs in the air — fog.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)霧氣、雲霧— fog, mist常用
→迷霧— a thick fog — and so, confusion
⇒霧霾— smog — fog mixed with haze
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension