TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
享
ㄒㄧㄤˇ · xiǎng
verb — to enjoy; to receive (an offering)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亠形the roof of a raised hall
A high hall raised for offerings — food set before the ancestors, who receive it. From the spirits receiving comes the living enjoying: 享受 to enjoy, 享有 to have the benefit of, 分享 to share out.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
廟堂高築,祭品擺上——獻給祖先,請他們受用。
The hall stands high, the offering laid out — set before the ancestors to receive.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)享祀— to receive an offering
→享受、享有— to enjoy; to have the benefit of常用
⇒分享— to share out
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
亨hēngthe lookalike — 亨 keeps a small 了 at the base; 享 carries the fuller 高gāoa kin of the same raised-hall picture — 高 stacks two storeys, 享 keeps the single offering-hall