TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
髦
髦 = 髟 + 毛
ㄇㄠˊ · máo
noun — long hair, mane; (古) the gifted, an elite
字源 FORM — what the parts do
髟義flowing hair
The flowing-hair sign (髟) over 毛 máo, which both names the sound and means hair — long hair hanging down. 說文: 髮也. From a fine mane the word lends itself to the gifted: 髦士.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
髟(髟)下面壓著一撮 毛(毛)——垂到肩上的長髮。
Under the hair-sign (髟) sits a tuft of 毛 — long hair falling to the shoulder.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)髦、毛髦— long hair, mane
→髦士— the gifted, an elite常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension