TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
寂
寂 ＝ 宀 ＋ 叔
ㄐㄧˋ · jì
adj — still, silent, lonely
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof, a house
IFshú → jì — the donor sits far from 寂 in reading
A roof (宀) over the sound-piece 叔 shú. The picture is a house gone quiet — no voices under the eaves: 寂靜、沉寂. From the silence, the feeling of it: alone, forsaken — 寂寞、孤寂.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋頂（宀）底下空空，一點聲音都沒有——寂。
Under the roof (宀), emptiness — not one sound — still.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)寂靜、沉寂— still, silent常用
→寂寞、孤寂— lonely, forsaken常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension