TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
馴
ㄒㄩㄣˊ · xún
verb — to tame, to break in; adj — docile, obedient
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFTthe donor reading reshaped to xún
A horse (馬) beside a right side written like a flowing stream (川), which carries the sound. A wild horse brought to go along quietly, the way water runs its course: to tame, to break in (馴服、馴養), and the docile temper that results.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
烈馬（馬）被牽著，一趟趟順著走，最後像川（川）裡的水，乖乖隨人。
The wild horse (馬), led round and round, comes at last to follow like water in a stream (川) — quiet, going where it's sent.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)馴服、馴養— to tame, to break in常用
→溫馴、馴良— docile, gentle, obedient
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension