TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
兒子
ㄦˊ ㄗˇ · érzi
noun — son
字源 FORM — what the parts do
兒child (兒童的兒)ér臼 (mortar/hollow — the open fontanelle at the crown) + 儿 (legs/walking form) — a young child whose skull has not yet fully closed
兒子，兒童的兒，孩子的子。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
臼（兒：囟門那個凹）頂著兩腳（儿）；布包（子）裹著小手——兩個字都是孩子，合起來是男孩。
Open crown (兒: 臼 hollow of the fontanelle + 儿 legs — the young skull still open) and the swaddled infant reaching forward (子: the newborn wrapped with arms out) — two names for a child; together, a son.
字源記憶法