TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
艦
艦 ＝ 舟 ＋ 監
ㄐㄧㄢˋ · jiàn
noun — warship; naval vessel
字源 FORM — what the parts do
舟義a boat
Tjiān → jiàn — same sound, tone drops
A boat (舟) built for war. 監 jiān carries the sound, the tone dropping to jiàn. The same 監 builds a whole row: 藍、覽、鑑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大船（舟）排成一列，甲板上的人居高臨下監看（監）著海面。
The boats (舟) line up; from the high deck the crew watches over (監) the sea.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)戰艦— warship
→軍艦、艦艇— naval vessel常用
⇒艦隊— a fleet
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension