TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
臘
臘 ＝ 月 ＋ 巤
ㄌㄚˋ · là
noun — the year-end (twelfth month); cured meat
字源 FORM — what the parts do
巤聲liè — gives the sound
IFliè → là — initial and final both reshaped
Flesh (肉, written 月) for meat; 巤 liè carries the sound, worn toward là. 說文 reads 臘 as the winter sacrifice — held in the last lunar month, when meat is salted and dried for the cold: 臘肉, 臘月.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
年底最冷時，肉（肉）掛起來風乾——臘肉。
At the coldest turn of the year, meat (肉) is hung to dry — cured for winter.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)臘祭— the year-end sacrifice
→臘月— the twelfth lunar month常用
⇒臘肉、臘味— cured meat — salted and dried in the cold
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension