TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
耀
耀 ＝ 光 ＋ 翟
ㄧㄠˋ · yào
verb — to shine, dazzle; noun — glory
字源 FORM — what the parts do
翟聲dí — gives the sound
ITdí → yào — d gives way to y, tone shifts
Light (光) thrown out bright — to shine, to dazzle. 翟 dí carries the sound, worn toward yào. From the dazzle comes the figurative blaze: 榮耀, 炫耀.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一道光（光）打在臉上，亮得睜不開眼。
A shaft of light (光) hits the face — too bright to keep the eyes open.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)照耀— to shine, illuminate常用
→耀眼— dazzling — too bright to look at
⇒榮耀、炫耀— glory; to show off — a blaze of one's own
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
曜yàothe lookalike — 曜 takes 日 (the sun), 耀 takes (light)翟díthe sound side — the long-tailed pheasant, here lent for its reading