TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
翠
翠 ＝ 羽 ＋ 卒
ㄘㄨㄟˋ · cuì
noun/adj — kingfisher-green, emerald; jade-green
字源 FORM — what the parts do
羽義feathers
卒聲zú — gives the sound
ITzú → cuì — the z worn to c, tone shifts too
Feathers (羽) over 卒 zú, the sound — the kingfisher's blue-green wing. From that one bird the colour spreads to jade and to every verdant hill: 翠綠、蒼翠. 卒 sits in 碎 suì, 萃 cuì, 猝 cù.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
翠鳥掠過水面，一道青綠的羽（羽）光——就是這個顏色。
The kingfisher skims the water, a streak of blue-green feathers (羽) — that exact colour.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)翠羽— a kingfisher's blue-green feather
→翡翠、翠玉— emerald, jade-green常用
⇒翠綠、蒼翠— verdant — green spread over hills
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
翡fěithe partner in 翡翠 — 翡 wears 非 for its sound, 翠 wears 羽yǔthe bare feathers — 翠 adds beneath for the sound