TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
威
威 ＝ 戌 ＋ 女
ㄨㄟ · wēi
noun — power that commands awe, authority; verb — to overawe, threaten
字源 FORM — what the parts do
戌義a broad-bladed war-axe
A war-axe (戌) standing over a woman (女) — the show of armed force that compels awe and deference. From that commanding power: 威嚴、威望, the force pressed on others to make them yield — 威脅、示威.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大斧（戌）懸在頭頂，女子（女）伏身——這股壓下來的力，就是威。
A war-axe (戌) held overhead, a woman (女) bowed beneath — the force that presses down is 威.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)威嚴、威風— awe-commanding power, authority常用
→威望、權威— prestige, authority
⇒威脅、示威— to threaten; to make a show of force
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
戌xūthe axe alone, used now for the eleventh earthly branch — 威 sets a woman beneath it