TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
兀
兀 ＝ 一 ＋ 儿
ㄨˋ · wù
adj — bare and high, towering; (adv) abruptly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
儿義a person's legs
Legs (儿) under a single flat line (一) — a head shorn flat, standing bald and high. From that cut-off top: 突兀, jutting up where nothing else does.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一道平線（一）壓在兩條腿（儿）上，頭頂齊齊削掉——光著。
One flat line (一) sits on two legs (儿), the crown sliced level — bare.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)兀立、突兀— bare and towering; abrupt常用
→兀自— still, all alone
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension