TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
蠅
蠅 ＝ 黽 ＋ 虫
ㄧㄥˊ · yíng
noun — fly (the insect)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
黽義a big-bellied frog — the swollen body
虫義an insect
A swollen-bellied 黽 beside an insect (虫) — the fat-bodied buzzer of the kitchen: 蒼蠅、果蠅.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大肚子的蟲（虫）嗡嗡繞著飯菜打轉——蒼蠅。
The fat-bellied insect (虫) circles the food, buzzing — a fly.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)蒼蠅— housefly常用
→果蠅— fruit fly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
螢yíngthe lookalike — 螢 carries 火 for the firefly's glow, 蠅 carries for the fly's belly