TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
瑰
ㄍㄨㄟ · guī
noun — (in 玫瑰) a rose; adj — fine, marvellous, extraordinary
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tguǐ → guī — only the tone shifts
The jade-side (玉) marks a fine stone; 鬼 guǐ on the right gives the sound, only the tone lifting to guī. 瑰 named a rose-coloured gem, and from a stone too rare to be ordinary came the sense marvellous, extraordinary — 瑰寶、瑰麗. It pairs with 玫 to name the flower: 玫瑰.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊紅得發亮的玉（玉），稀罕到不像凡物——瑰。
A gem (玉) glowing red, too rare to seem of this world — 瑰.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)瑰— a rose-red gem
→玫瑰— rose (the flower)常用
⇒瑰寶、瑰麗— a treasure; magnificent, extraordinary
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension