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準
準 ＝ 氵 ＋ 隼
ㄓㄨㄣˇ · zhǔn
adj — accurate; noun — standard
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
隼聲zhǔn/sǔn — a falcon; gives the sound
{z,c,s}↔{zh,ch,sh}Isǔn → zhǔn — the {z,c,s}↔{zh,ch,sh} crossing; 隼 itself also reads zhǔn
Water (氵) finds its own level — the oldest standard; 隼 gives the sound. 水準 still says it plainly.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
倒一盆水，放著——水面自己平了（氵）。
Pour the basin full and wait — the water (氵) levels itself.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)平——水平— level, as water
→標準、水準— the standard; the level常用
⇒準確、準時— accurate; on time
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
例 · Examples
1他射得很準。
He shoots dead-on.
2請準時到。準確、準時
Please be on time.
3這是新的標準。標準、水準
This is the new standard.
4我還沒準備好。
I'm not ready yet.
5天氣預報yùbào — forecast不一定準。
The forecast isn't always right.
Underlined 準 is this entry; dotted words carry a gloss — hold ⇧ Shift and hover, or tap.
關 · Related
平píngwhat water does — the sense beneath射shèwhere 準 gets tested淮huáithe lookalike — the Huai river; add the base stroke and it levels into 準