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冒
冒 ＝ 冃 ＋ 目
ㄇㄠˋ · mào
verb — to push out; to brave; 感冒's 冒
字源 FORM — what the parts do
冃義a cap pulled downnot 日 nor 曰 — the two inner strokes hang free of the sides
A cap (冃) pulled down over the eye (目) — covered, and pushing ahead anyway. To brave it: 冒險、冒雨; what pushes up through: 冒煙、冒汗; the cold that gets through anyway: 感冒.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
帽簷（冃）壓到眼睛（目），他頂著雨繼續走。
The brim (冃) pressed to his eyes (目), he pushes on into the rain.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)覆冒— covered, and pressing forward
→冒險、冒雨— to brave — risk, rain常用
→冒煙、冒汗— to push out — smoke, sweat
⇒感冒— the cold常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension