TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
優
優 ＝ 亻 ＋ 憂
ㄧㄡ · yōu
adj — excellent, superior; abundant
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
A person (亻) who has plenty, who stands out — excellent. 憂 yōu carries the sound exactly, head and heart fused at the bottom. From abundance comes superiority: 優秀、優良.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
那個人（亻）什麼都有餘，連別人的憂（憂）也替他扛了。
The man (亻) has plenty to spare — enough to carry even another's worry (憂).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)優裕、優渥— abundant, ample
→優秀、優良— excellent, superior常用
⇒優惠、優先— preferential, given priority
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension