TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
高
ㄍㄠ · gāo
adj — tall, high
字源 FORM — what the parts do
高形a tall tower over its gate — drawn whole
A watchtower drawn whole: roof at the top, the tall body, the gate at the base — height itself. From the tower: high in place (高山), high in degree (提高、高級), spirits up — 高興.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
站在城門口仰頭看，帽子快掉了，樓頂還在更上面。
Head tipped back at the gate-tower — the hat nearly falls, and the roof is still higher.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)高（樓臺高聳）— tall, high常用
→提高、高級— high in degree or rank
⇒高興— spirits high — glad
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension