TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
今
ㄐㄧㄣ · jīn
noun — now; the present
字源 FORM — what the parts do
今形a mouth closed over something held — drawn whole
A mouth closes over something held on the tongue — the first writing of 含 hán. Now borrowed the graph and kept it: 今天, 今年, 如今. The mouthful got its mouth back later — 口 added writes 含.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一口水含著，唇合上——不嚥，也不吐。
A sip held in the mouth, lips closed — not swallowed, not let go.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)含（本字）— to hold in the mouth — the graph's first job
→現在：今天、如今— now, the present常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension