TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
嶄
嶄 ＝ 山 ＋ 斬
ㄓㄢˇ · zhǎn
adj — towering, lofty; (嶄新) brand-new; (嶄露) to stand out
字源 FORM — what the parts do
斬聲zhǎn — gives the sounda chariot (車) and an axe (斤), to cut through
A mountain (山) cut sheer, rising sharp and lofty — 嶄. 斬 zhǎn carries the sound, an axe (斤) taking a chariot (車) apart, to cut through. From the peak that towers come 嶄新 (brand-new, freshly cut) and 嶄露頭角 (to stand out).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
山（山）像被一斧（斤）削過，峰頂直立，新得發亮。
The mountain (山) as if cut by an axe (斤), the peak standing sharp and gleaming new.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)嶄巖、高嶄— high and precipitous常用
→嶄新— brand-new — fresh as a new-cut edge常用
→嶄露頭角— to stand out, show distinction常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
斬zhǎnshares the body — 斬 cuts (斤 + 車), 嶄 sets that sound under a mountain ()暫＝ ＋ 日zànshares the body — temporary, a span of time (日), the same sound family