TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
涕
涕 ＝ 氵 ＋ 弟
ㄊㄧˋ · tì
noun — tears; nasal mucus
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
{d,t}Idì → tì — the {d,t} crossing
Water (氵) running from the face — tears. 弟 dì carries the sound, worn from d to t. The word slid from tears to the other face-water: in Taiwan usage 涕 is now mostly 鼻涕, the running nose.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
哭到臉上兩道水（氵）直流——涕。
Crying until two streams of water (氵) run down the face — tears.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)眼涕、流涕— tears, weeping
→鼻涕— nasal mucus常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension