TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
智
ㄓˋ · zhì
noun — wisdom, intelligence; adj — wise, clever
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tzhī → zhì
Knowing (知) with the sun (日) — knowledge lit up to full daylight. 知 zhī carries the sound and the core sense both, the tone lifted to zhì. Knowing made bright is wisdom: 智慧、機智.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
把「知道」（知）擱在太陽（日）底下一照，模糊的全清楚了——這就是智。
Set "knowing" (知) under the sun (日): what was dim turns clear — that is wisdom.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)知也、智慧— wisdom, to know deeply常用
→智者、機智— the wise; quick-witted
⇒智商、智能— intelligence, intellect
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension