TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
宋
宋 ＝ 宀 ＋ 木
ㄙㄨㄥˋ · sòng
noun — the Song dynasty; a surname
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof
A roof (宀) over wood (木) — a dwelling, timber under cover. 說文 reads it as a place to live. The graph was borrowed early for the state, the dynasty, and the surname 宋.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋頂（宀）底下堆著木（木）料——一處遮風擋雨的住所。
Under the roof (宀), timber (木) stacked dry — a place to live out of the weather.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)居所— a dwelling
(假借)宋朝、宋國— the Song dynasty / state常用
(假借)姓宋— the surname Song常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension