TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
鼻
鼻 = 自 + 畀
ㄅㄧˊ · bí
noun — the nose
字源 FORM — what the parts do
畀聲gives the sound
Tbì → bí — only the tone bends
自 draws the nose — bridge and nostrils. People pointing at their own nose pulled 自 into meaning self, so the nose word took 畀 underneath for sound, tone bent to bí, and kept the picture on top: 鼻子、鼻音.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
他指著自(自)己的鼻尖:「我。」
A finger to the tip of the nose (自) — "me."
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鼻子— the nose常用
→鼻音— the nasal sound
⇒鼻祖— the founder — the first of a line
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension