TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
暫
暫 ＝ 斬 ＋ 日
ㄓㄢˋ · zhàn
adv — for a short while, temporarily; briefly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
斬聲zhǎn — gives the sound
Tzhǎn → zhàn
A cut (斬) taken out of time (日) — a brief slice, here and gone. 斬 zhǎn carries the sound, the tone tipped to zhàn. A sliver of time is what's temporary: 暫時、暫停.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一刀（斬）切進日子（日）裡，只取下薄薄一片——一晃就沒了。
One stroke (斬) cuts into the day (日) and lifts off a thin slice — gone in a blink.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)暫時— for a short while, temporarily常用
→暫停、暫且— to pause; for now
⇒短暫— brief, fleeting
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension