TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
流
流 ＝ 氵 ＋ 㐬
ㄌㄧㄡˊ · liú
verb — to flow; noun — current, stream
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water in motion
㐬聲liú — gives the sounda newborn child upside-down, hair streaming — what pours out at birth
Water (氵) on the move — to flow. The right side 㐬 is a child born head-down, hair and waters streaming after it; it carries the sound liú and the very image of pouring out. From flowing water: a current (河流), to move freely (流動), a trend that carries everyone along (潮流).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
水（氵）順著坡一路往下，沖過石頭，不停。
Water (氵) running the slope all the way down, washing over stones, never stopping.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)流動、水流— to flow; current常用
→河流、溪流— river; stream常用
⇒潮流、流行— trend; in fashion — what carries everyone along
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension