TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
顏
顏 ＝ 頁 ＋ 彥
ㄧㄢˊ · yán
noun — face, countenance (容顏); colour (顏色)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彥聲yàn — gives the sound
Tyàn → yán
A head (頁) — the space between the brows, the face. 彥 yàn carries the sound, shifted in tone to yán. From the face comes its look and hue, then colour itself: 容顏、顏面、顏色.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一張臉（頁）抬起來，眉目（彥）之間神色全在上面。
A face (頁) lifts, and everything between the brows (彥) shows on it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)顏面、容顏— the face, countenance常用
→顏色— colour常用
⇒顏 (姓)— a surname
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension