娛 (yú) — to amuse, entertain, give delight

entries → 娛

TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字

娛 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)

娛＝女＋吳

ㄩˊ · yú

verb — to amuse, entertain, give delight

字源 FORM — what the parts do

女義a woman, the worn meaning-side — ease and play

吳聲wú — gives the sounda head tilted, mouth open, calling out

IFTwú → yú — the calling-out sound shifted

吳 wú carries the sound, shifted to yú; the meaning-side is 女, in the register of ease and play. The word is to delight, to amuse — to pass the time pleasantly: 娛樂、自娛、文娛.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一個女子（女）放下活計，唱唱跳跳，把日子過得開心。

A woman (女) sets her work aside and sings and dances the time away in delight.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)娛樂、歡娛— to amuse, delight常用

→自娛、娛人— to amuse oneself; to entertain others

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension