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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
具體 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
具體 =
ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄧˇ · jùtǐ
adjective — concrete; specific; tangible

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to have; a complete set of tools (工具的具)廾 (two hands) lifting a vessel below — all the implements laid out and ready
body; substance (身體的體)骨 (bone) + 豊 (phonetic lǐ/tǐ) — the bone that gives the body its form
具體,工具的具,身體的體。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

:廾持皿)齊備,骨架(:骨)撐起形——就是那種拿得起來、數得清楚的東西。
All the implements laid out (具: two hands 廾 lifting a complete vessel); bones giving it shape (體: 骨 + 豊 phonetic) — 具體 is the quality of being fully assembled and holdable. Nothing left in the air.
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