TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
臨
ㄌㄧㄣˊ · lín
verb — to look down on; to approach, be on the point of
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A person bends from above (臥) to look down at things (品) spread below — to overlook, to come close over. From standing above something comes facing it and arriving at it: 面臨, 臨時, 光臨.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個人從高處俯下身（臥），看著腳下一堆東西（品）。
A figure leans down from above (臥), looking over the things (品) laid out below.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)臨下、居高臨下— to look down from above
→面臨、臨近— to face; to draw near常用
⇒臨時— on the spot — right as the moment arrives
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension