TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
潤
潤 ＝ 氵 ＋ 閏
ㄖㄨㄣˋ · rùn
verb/adj — to moisten, enrich; smooth, glossy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
閏聲rùn — gives the sounda king 王 kept inside the gate 門 — the intercalary, the extra
Water (氵) bringing wet and gloss — to moisten. 閏 rùn carries the sound, the king-within-the-gate graph, an exact match. From moistening, what is made smooth, rich, or profitable: 滋潤、潤滑、利潤.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
久旱後一場雨，葉子吃飽了水（氵）——潤了。
After the long drought a rain comes, the leaves drinking their fill (氵) — moistened.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)滋潤、潤澤— to moisten, water常用
→潤滑、圓潤— smooth, glossy
⇒利潤、潤色— profit; to touch up, embellish
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
閏rùnthe sound side — 閏 is the king in the gate, 潤 adds water to moisten