TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
熱
熱 ＝ 灬 ＋ 埶
ㄖㄜˋ · rè
adjective — hot
字源 FORM — what the parts do
灬義fire, flattened to four flames
埶聲yì — gives the sounda kneeling figure planting a seedling — the old planting graph
IFT≠yì → rè — worn beyond recognition
Fire (灬) under 埶 yì, the old planting graph, which gives the sound — worn all the way to rè. Heat first, then everything that runs hot: 熱鬧 a place at full boil, 熱心 a warm heart.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
苗（埶）種下去，土底下生了火（灬）——地都是熱的。
The seedling (埶) goes in, fire (灬) under the soil — the ground itself is warm.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)溫度高— hot常用
→熱鬧、熱心— bustling; warm-hearted — heat moved to places and people
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension