TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
瞭解
ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ · liǎojiě
verb — to understand; to be familiar with; to find out about
字源 FORM — what the parts do
瞭to see clearly (明瞭的瞭)liǎo目(eye) + 尞(liào, fires/watch fires; phonetic) — an eye that sees far and clearly; 尞 gives the sound
解to untie, to explain (理解的解)jiě刀(knife) + 牛(ox) + 角(horn) — a knife separating an ox at its natural joints; to untie, to make clear
瞭解，明瞭的瞭，理解的解。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
目看清了方向（瞭：目+尞），刀找到了縫（解：刀+牛+角）——看清縫在哪裡，事情就拆開來了。
The eye sees clearly where to look (瞭: 目+尞); the knife finds the natural joint (解: 刀 at the ox's 角) — once you see where the seam is, it comes apart.
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