TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
麋
ㄇㄧˊ · mí
noun — a kind of large deer; the elk (Père David's deer)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tmǐ → mí — only the tone shifts
A deer (鹿) names the animal; 米 mǐ underneath carries the sound, with only the tone moved to mí. Together they write the 麋 — the big marsh deer, 麋鹿.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭鹿(鹿)低頭啃地上的米(米)粒——這是麋。
A deer (鹿) bends to crop the grains (米) at its feet — the 麋.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)麋鹿— the elk; Père David's deer常用
→麋集— to herd together, throng — like deer
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
糜míthe lookalike — 糜 sits on below 麻 for porridge; 麋 keeps the deer