TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
窯
窯 ＝ 穴 ＋ 羔
ㄧㄠˊ · yáo
noun — kiln, furnace for firing pottery
字源 FORM — what the parts do
羔形a lamb over fire (灬) — flesh roasting in the heat
A cave-mouth (穴) over 羔, a lamb above the fire (灬) — the chamber where heat bakes what is set inside, the kiln. From firing pottery came the brick-oven and the cave-dwelling dug into a slope: 磚窯, 窯洞.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
洞口（穴）封起來，底下火（灬）燒得通紅，裡頭的陶慢慢硬了。
The cave-mouth (穴) is sealed; below, the fire (灬) glows red, and the clay inside slowly hardens.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)窯、燒窯— a kiln常用
→磚窯、瓷窯— a brick or pottery kiln
⇒窯洞— a cave-dwelling dug in a slope
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension