TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
入
ㄖㄨˋ · rù
verb — to enter, go in
字源 FORM — what the parts do
入形a point driven in from above — the old graph
Two strokes lean together and drive to a point, downward and in — entering. Whatever crosses a threshold takes it: 進入 to enter, 入口 the way in, 收入 what comes in.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
木楔尖朝下，槌子一敲——整根沒進木頭裡。
The wedge point-down; one mallet blow and it sinks whole into the wood.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)進入— to go in常用
→收入— income — what comes in
→入口、入場— the way in; admission
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension