TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
零
ㄌㄧㄥˊ · líng
noun — zero; odd bits, a remainder (零錢, 零碎)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Rain (雨) coming down thin and scattered — a drizzle. 令 líng carries the sound. From rain falling in drops comes scattering and falling away, then odd bits and remainders, and at last the empty count: 零落、零碎、零錢、零分.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
雨（雨）一滴一滴零落下來，地上沒剩下幾滴。
The rain (雨) comes down in scattered drops, and almost nothing is left on the ground.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)徐雨、零落— drizzle; to fall, scatter
→零碎、零頭— odd bits, a remainder常用
⇒零錢、零用— small change; petty
⇒零、零分— zero常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension