TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
閱
ㄩㄝˋ · yuè
verb — to read, peruse; to review, inspect
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFTduì → yuè — worn across the syllable
說文 reads it 具數於門中——to count people through the gate, to muster. The gate (門) is where the tally happens; 兌 duì carries the sound, worn to yuè. From counting at the gate comes reviewing and reading through: 閱讀, 檢閱, 閱兵.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
隊伍從門（門）下一個個過，逐人點過（兌）——閱，一個不漏。
The ranks file through the gate (門) one by one, each counted off (兌) — reviewed, not one missed.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)檢閱、閱兵— to inspect, review troops
→閱讀、閱覽— to read, peruse常用
⇒閱歷— experience — what one has passed through
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension