TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
娃
娃 ＝ 女 ＋ 圭
ㄨㄚˊ · wá
noun — a baby, child; a doll
字源 FORM — what the parts do
圭聲guī — gives the soundtwo jade tablets stacked, 土 over 土
IFTguī → wá — the jade-sound worn right off
A little girl (女) — a child. 圭 guī (two jade tablets stacked) carries the sound, worn clean across to wá. From a small child to the dressed-up small figure, the doll: 娃娃、洋娃娃、小娃.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個圓臉的小女孩（女），笑起來像個娃娃。
A round-faced little girl (女), grinning like a doll.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)娃娃、小娃— a baby, small child常用
→洋娃娃— a doll常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
圭guīthe sound it carries — the bare jade tablets, no child added哇＝ 口 ＋ washares — the baby's cry, the same worn sound with a mouth (口)