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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
character · TOCFL 1
ㄋㄩˇ · nǚ
noun — woman, female

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a kneeling figure, hands crossed in the lap
A figure kneels, hands crossed in the lap — the oracle graph of a woman. On the left side she opens a whole row of characters: 媽、妹、姐、好.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

她跪坐在席上,雙手疊在膝前。
She kneels on the mat, hands folded over her knees.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)女子、女人— a woman常用
女兒— a daughter
女生、女老師— female — the prefix
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension