TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
柳
柳 ＝ 木 ＋ 卯
ㄌㄧㄡˇ · liǔ
noun — willow
字源 FORM — what the parts do
卯聲mǎo — gives the sound
{m,l}ITmǎo → liǔ — m crossing to l
Wood (木) with 卯 — the willow. 卯 mǎo carries the sound, the m crossing to l. The tree of drooping, supple branches: 柳樹、楊柳.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
河邊一棵樹（木），長條的枝子垂到水面，風一吹就掃過水。
A tree (木) by the river, long branches trailing to the water, sweeping it when the wind blows.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)柳樹— willow常用
→楊柳、柳條— willows; willow withes
⇒柳絮— willow catkins
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
楊yángthe partner in 楊柳 — 楊 carries 昜 for the poplar, 柳 carries for the willow