TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
豔
豔 ＝ 豐 ＋ 盍
ㄧㄢˋ · yàn
adj — gorgeous, glamorous; vivid in colour
字源 FORM — what the parts do
盍聲hé — gives the sound, worn irregularly to yàn
IFT≠hé → yàn — an irregular shift
Abundance (豐) heaped to the brim — fullness so rich it dazzles, gorgeous. 盍 hé lends the sound, worn far to yàn; the same 盍 builds 蓋、闔.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一座禮器（豐）堆得滿滿，盛到溢出來，耀眼。
A ritual stand (豐) heaped until it brims over — abundance dazzling to the eye.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)豔麗— gorgeous, splendid常用
→鮮豔— vivid in colour
⇒豔羨— to envy (another's beauty)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
艶yànthe everyday variant — swapped out for 色, worn down to 豊盍héthe buried sound donor — also under 蓋、闔