TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
夢
夢 ＝ 夕 ＋ 瞢
ㄇㄥˋ · mèng
noun/verb — a dream; to dream
字源 FORM — what the parts do
瞢聲méng — gives the sound, dimmed eyes under a coverabbreviated to the top of the graph; 瞢 means dim sight
夕 sets the time — night, sleep. The crown of the graph is 瞢 méng cut short, eyes (目) gone dim under a cover: sight that no longer sees the room. Together, the things seen at night with shut eyes — 做夢、夢見.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
夜裡（夕）閉著眼，眼前卻矇矇地（瞢）動起景象——做夢。
At night (夕) the eyes are shut, yet behind them something dim (瞢) begins to move — a dream.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)做夢、夢見— a dream; to dream常用
→夢想— a dream one chases, an aspiration常用
⇒夢幻— dreamlike, unreal
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
瞢méngthe phonetic alone — 瞢 is the dimmed eye under a cover; 夢 sets it over for the dream