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目的 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
目的 =
ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ · mùdì
noun — purpose; goal; aim; objective

字源 FORM — what the parts do

eye; to look (目標的目)
target, bull's-eye (目的的的)白 (white, bright) + 勺 (a spot/mark) — the bright white circle of an archery target; the bull's-eye
目的,目標的目,目的的的。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

(眼睛)直對白圓靶心(:白+勺)——眼睛鎖定那個亮圈,就是
The eye (目) sighting the bright white circle (的: 白 white + 勺 spot-mark — the bull's-eye) — wherever the eye locks on and aims, that is 目的.
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