TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
鵝
ㄜˊ · é
noun — goose
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{w,∅}Iwǒ → é — the w falls away to a bare vowel
A bird (鳥) named by 我 wǒ on its left — the goose. 說文: 鴚鵝也. The sound sheds its w until only é remains. The long-necked farmyard bird: 鵝毛、鵝掌.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻 鳥（鳥）伸長脖子，朝我（我）昂頭一叫——鵝。
A bird (鳥) stretches its neck and honks straight at me (我) — the goose.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鵝— goose常用
→鵝毛— goose down — light as a feather
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension