entries → 彗
TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
character · C1 (est.)
彗 =
ㄏㄨㄟˋ · huì
noun — a broom; (in 彗星) a comet

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a hand
two tufts of broom-grassthe bristle-bundle a hand grips
A hand (又) grips two tufts of swept grass (㣽) — a broom. The trailing tail of a comet looked like a broom sweeping the sky, so 彗星 is the broom-star.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手()攥住兩把草,往地上一掃。
A hand (又) closes on two bundles of grass and sweeps the floor.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)掃帚— a broom
彗星— a comet — the broom-star常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension