TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
迷
迷 ＝ 辶 ＋ 米
ㄇㄧˊ · mí
verb — to be lost; to be confused, captivated
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義the walk radical — motion, going
The road (辶) with 米 mǐ for the sound — and grains of rice scattered every way, no path among them. On such a road you lose your way: 迷路; then the mind loses its way too: 迷惑、迷戀.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
米（米）撒了一地，哪條是路（辶）？走著走著就迷了。
Rice (米) spilled in every direction — which way is the road (辶)? A few steps and you're lost.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)迷路— to lose one's way常用
→迷惑— to be confused, bewildered常用
⇒迷戀、入迷— to be captivated, infatuated常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension