TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
綠
綠 ＝ 糸 ＋ 彔
ㄌㄩˋ · lǜ
noun/adj — green
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk thread — the color named by a dyed cloth
彔聲lù — gives the sounda hand cranking water up from a well, drops flying off
Tlù → lǜ — the tone shifted off the donor
Silk (糸) names this through a dyed cloth — the blue-yellow of 帛. 彔 lù carries the sound, worn one tone to lǜ. The same 彔 builds 錄、祿、氯.
意 · Meanings
(本義)綠色— green常用
→綠葉、綠地— green leaves; greenery
→綠燈— green light
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension