TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
卓
卓 ＝ 早 ＋ 匕
ㄓㄨㄛˊ · zhuó
adj — tall, outstanding, eminent; standing above the rest
字源 FORM — what the parts do
匕形a standing figure
A figure (匕) raised over the early sun (早) — one head taller than everything around. From standing high comes excelling: 卓越、卓見、卓著.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天剛亮（早），一個人（匕）已站上高處，比誰都早、比誰都高。
Day barely broken (早), and one figure (匕) already stands on high ground — earlier than any, taller than all.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)高— tall, high above
→卓越、卓著— outstanding, eminent常用
⇒卓見、卓識— superior insight
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension