TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
悅
悅 ＝ 忄 ＋ 兌
ㄩㄝˋ · yuè
verb — to please, delight; to be glad
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
IFT≠duì → yuè — the 兌 series reads wildly (說 shuō, 銳 ruì, 悅 yuè)
The heart (忄) opened up — gladness. 兌 duì carries the sound, the same donor that pulls 說 and 銳 far off their root. The pleased heart: 喜悅、愉悅.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）一鬆，眉頭開了——悅。
The heart (忄) loosens, the brow opens — glad.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)喜悅— to be pleased, glad常用
→愉悅— delight, joy
⇒悅服— to be won over, gladly submit
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension