TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
颱
ㄊㄞˊ · tái
noun — a typhoon
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A wind (風) — 台 tái carries the sound. Together they name the great sea-storm that turns over the south coast: 颱風、強颱.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
海上捲起一團風(風),台(台)一聲——颱風來了。
A wind (風) wheeling up off the sea, sounded out by 台 (tái) — the typhoon is here.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)颱風— a typhoon常用
→強颱、輕颱— storm grades — strong typhoon, mild typhoon
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension