TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
魂
魂 ＝ 鬼 ＋ 云
ㄏㄨㄣˊ · hún
noun — soul, the spirit that survives the body
字源 FORM — what the parts do
云聲yún — gives the sound, worn from y to halso a drifting cloud, fitting for the soul
Iyún → hún — the initial shifts, the rhyme holds
A spirit (鬼) paired with 云 yún — the cloud that drifts free. 云 carries the sound, its initial worn from y to h. Together: the soul that rises and floats off, the 魂 of 靈魂、魂魄.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
人一斷氣，一縷像雲（云）的氣從鬼影裡升起，飄走了。
At the last breath, a cloud-like wisp (云) lifts from the ghost (鬼) and drifts away.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)靈魂、魂魄— the soul, the spirit常用
→失魂、魂不守舍— one's wits — the soul wandered off
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension