TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
意
ㄧˋ · yì
noun — meaning; intention; what is meant
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Sound (音) over the heart (心) — 說文: 察言而知意, the heart reading the sound beneath what is said. What's behind the words: 意思; what one holds in mind: 意見; the heart inclining toward something: 願意、同意.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
話講完了，心（心）還在聽那個音（音）——他到底什麼意思。
The words end; the heart (心) is still listening to the sound under them (音) — what did he mean?
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)意— what is meant; intention常用
→意思— meaning常用
→意見— an opinion — what one holds in mind
→願意、同意— to be willing; to agree — the mind inclining
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension