TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
慰
慰 ＝ 心 ＋ 尉
ㄨㄟˋ · wèi
verb — to comfort, console, soothe
字源 FORM — what the parts do
尉聲wèi — gives the soundthe same donor under 熨
The heart (心) set at ease — comfort. 尉 wèi carries the sound, exact, the same donor under 熨. From settling: 安慰, 慰問, 慰藉.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一句話按下去，心（心）就平了——慰。
A word presses down and the heart (心) goes flat and calm — comforted.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)安— to console, settle
→安慰、慰問— to comfort, console常用
⇒慰藉、慰勞— to soothe; to reward effort
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
尉wèithe phonetic alone — 慰 sets the heart beneath it熨yùnthe same donor — fire 火 below where 慰 takes the heart