TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
艶
艶 ＝ 色 ＋ 豊
ㄧㄢˋ · yàn
adj — gorgeous, glamorous, alluring; richly colored
字源 FORM — what the parts do
豊義the 豐 "abundant" element — fullness heaped on the color
Beauty (色) set beside 豊, the "abundant" element — looks heaped up full and rich, dazzling: 艶麗. 艶 is the trimmed-down form of 豔, 豐 on the left worn down to 豊. From bright color comes anything lush and alluring: 艶情.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一身濃豔的色（色）堆得滿滿（豊），一眼就被晃住。
Rich color (色) heaped on full and abundant (豊) — the eye is caught at once.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)艶— gorgeous, richly colored常用
→艶麗、嬌艶— gorgeous, dazzling; delicately lovely
⇒艶情、香艷— amorous; sensual, alluring
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension