TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
頂
ㄉㄧㄥˇ · dǐng
noun — the top, the crown; verb — to carry on the head; to push against
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tdīng → dǐng — the tone falls and rises
A head (頁) with 丁 dīng giving the sound. The very crown of the head, the highest point: the top, the summit (頂端、屋頂). From bearing a load up there: to carry on the head, and to push up against (頂替).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一樣東西穩穩擱在頭（頁）的最上面，正壓在那一點上。
Something balanced on the very top of the head (頁), pressing down on that single highest point.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)頭頂、頂端— the crown, the top常用
→屋頂、山頂— a rooftop, a summit
→頂替、頂住— to push against; to take someone's place
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension