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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
精髓 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
精髓 ＝ 精 ＋ 髓
ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄟˇ · jīngsuǐ
noun — the very essence, the core, the marrow (of a doctrine, art)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

精refined essence (精粹)jīng
髓marrow (骨髓)suǐ
精髓，精粹的精，骨髓的髓。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把骨頭劈開，取出裡頭最稠的髓（髓）——那是精（精）。
Split the bone for the richest marrow (髓) inside — that is the essence (精).
關 · Related
骨髓gǔsuǐbone marrow, the literal sense — the same 髓精華jīnghuáthe cream of it — the same 精