TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
哲
ㄓㄜˊ · zhé
adj/noun — wise, sagacious; a wise person, philosophy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The mouth (口) that cuts to the heart of things, sharp as the axe in 折 — to be wise. 折 zhé carries the sound straight. From clear knowing comes the sage and his study: 哲人、哲學、明哲.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
別人還在繞，他一開口（口），三言兩語把道理折（折）斷——說透了。
The others still circle; he opens his mouth (口) and snaps the matter clean (折) in a few words.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)知、明智— wise, to know clearly
→哲人、哲學— sage; philosophy常用
⇒明哲、賢哲— sagacious, the wise
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension