TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
經驗
ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˋ · jīngyàn
noun — experience; accumulated knowledge from doing
字源 FORM — what the parts do
經to pass through; the warp thread (經過的經)jīng糸 (silk thread) + 巠 (phonetic jīng) — the warp that runs the full length of the loom
驗to verify; to test (驗證的驗)yàn馬 (horse) + 僉 (phonetic jiǎn→yàn) — originally testing horses for fitness
經驗，經過的經，驗證的驗。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
絲線（經：糸）一梭梭過去；馬（驗：馬）一匹匹試過——過了、驗了，才叫經驗。
Thread by thread through the loom (經: 糸 + 巠 phonetic); horse by horse on the proving ground (驗: 馬 + 僉 phonetic) — only by passing through and testing does experience form.
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