TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
鳴
ㄇㄧㄥˊ · míng
verb — to cry, call (of birds, animals); to sound
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A mouth (口) beside a bird (鳥) — the bird opens it and calls. The two pieces together write the sound itself, so 鳴 stretches from birdsong to any cry that carries: 雷鳴、鳴謝、鳴不平.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天剛亮，鳥（鳥）一張嘴（口），整片林子都聽見了。
First light: the bird (鳥) opens its mouth (口), and the whole wood hears it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鳴叫— to cry, to call out常用
→雷鳴、耳鳴— to sound, to ring
⇒鳴謝、鳴不平— to voice — thanks, or grievance
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension