TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
雖
雖 ＝ 虫 ＋ 唯
ㄙㄨㄟ · suī
conj — although
字源 FORM — what the parts do
虫義a creeping creature
IT≠wéi → suī — the initial off every family; the final holds (uei)
A creature (虫) with 唯 for sound — 說文: a big lizard-like animal. The animal is long gone from speech; the graph was borrowed whole for the concession that opens a sentence: 雖然、雖說 — even though.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大蜥蜴（虫）趴在曬熱的石頭上，眼皮半闔，尾巴慢慢掃。
The big lizard (虫) sprawls on the sun-hot stone, eyes half shut, tail sweeping slow.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)大蜥蜴（本義已失用）— a large lizard — the animal sense, gone
→雖然、雖說— although常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension