TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
雀
雀 ＝ 小 ＋ 隹
ㄑㄩㄝˋ · què
noun — a small bird, a sparrow
字源 FORM — what the parts do
隹義a short-tailed bird
Small (小) stacked over a short-tailed bird (隹): a small bird, the kind that lives close to people — the sparrow (麻雀).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
短尾的鳥（隹）縮成小小一團（小），蹦在屋簷下啄米。
The short-tailed bird (隹) shrunk to a tiny ball (小), hopping under the eaves to peck at grain.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)雀、麻雀— a sparrow, a small bird常用
→雀躍— to leap for joy — bird-quick hops
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
隹zhuīthe base bird — 雀 caps it with , 隹 stands alone as the short-tailed bird鵲quèthe magpie — same sound, but built on the full bird 鳥