TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
品
品 ＝ 口
ㄆㄧㄣˇ · pǐn
noun — article, goods; grade, quality
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Three mouths (口) — the many. Many things get sorted: 物品、產品; sorted into grades: 品質、上品; and the mouths do their own work too, tasting and judging: 品茶、品嘗.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
三張口（口）圍著一壺新茶，各倒一杯，喝完誰都先不說話。
Three mouths (口) around a pot of new tea, a cup each; the tasting done, nobody speaks first.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)眾多、眾物— the many
→物品、產品— goods, articles常用
→品級、品質— grade, quality常用
⇒品嘗、品茶— to taste, savor — grading by mouth
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension