TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
蝴
蝴 ＝ 虫 ＋ 胡
ㄏㄨˊ · hú
noun — (in 蝴蝶) butterfly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
虫義a small flying creature (the 虫 radical)the bug radical
The 虫 radical for the small flying creature, with 胡 hú for the exact sound. 蝴 lives almost entirely in one word, 蝴蝶, the butterfly, and 蝴蝶結, a bow. The same 胡 builds 湖、糊、葫.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻小飛蟲（虫）拍著翅膀——配上它的伴，就是蝴蝶。
A small winged creature (虫) flutters by — paired with its mate it makes 蝴蝶, the butterfly.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)蝴蝶— butterfly常用
→蝴蝶結— a bow (knot) — tied in the shape of a butterfly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension