TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 字
紊
紊 = 文 + 糸
ㄨㄣˇ · wěn
adj — disordered, tangled, confused
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Twén → wěn — tone alone shifts
糸義silk thread
Thread (糸) under crossed lines (文) — and 文 wén also names the sound, tone worn to wěn. Threads crossing every which way: tangled, out of order — 紊亂.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一團絲線(糸)壓在亂紋(文)上,越纏越亂。
A wad of thread (糸) on a web of crossed lines (文) — the more it winds, the worse the tangle.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)紊亂— disordered, tangled常用
→紊雜、有條不紊— muddled; (negated) orderly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension