TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
密
ㄇㄧˋ · mì
adj — dense, close-packed; secret
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof — a covered, sheltered place
ITbì → mì — the reading moved off the donor
A sheltered place (宀) tucked against a mountain (山) — somewhere closed in and hard to reach, so packed tight and hidden away. 必 carries the sound, shifted from bì to mì. From the hidden, dense place: 秘密、密集、親密.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋子（宀）藏在山（山）腳下，林子密得連門都看不見。
A house (宀) tucked at a mountain's (山) foot, the woods so dense the door can't be found.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)密集、緊密— dense, close-packed常用
→秘密、機密— secret — what's kept hidden常用
→親密— close, intimate
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension