TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
鴨
ㄧㄚ · yā
noun — duck
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{j,∅}Ijiǎ → yā — the j softens away to a bare y
A bird (鳥) with 甲 jiǎ inside on the left — the duck. The sound softens off its j until only yā is left. The everyday water-bird: 鴨子、鴨肉.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
池上一隻 鳥（鳥），披著一身像 甲（甲）的羽——鴨子。
On the pond a bird (鳥), feathers layered like armor (甲) — the duck.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鴨、鴨子— duck常用
→鴨蛋— a duck egg — a zero on a test
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension