TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
傘
ㄙㄢˇ · sǎn
noun — umbrella; parasol
字源 FORM — what the parts do
傘形rendered bare — a pictograph of the open umbrellathe canopy on top, the ribs spread, the shaft and handle down the middle
The whole graph is a picture: the canopy (人) on top, four ribs spread beneath it (㐅㐅), and the shaft running straight down to the handle (十). Open it up and you have the thing itself. From the cover overhead, everything umbrella-shaped: 雨傘 rain umbrella, 陽傘 parasol, 降落傘 parachute.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
撐開來——傘蓋（人）在上，傘骨（㐅㐅）張著，一根柄（十）撐住。
Open it up — the canopy (人) over the spread ribs (㐅㐅), one shaft (十) holding it all.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)雨傘— umbrella常用
→陽傘— parasol — shade from the sun
→降落傘— parachute — the umbrella that breaks a fall
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension