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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL C1 (est.)
卓 =
ㄓㄨㄛˊ · zhuó
adj — tall, outstanding, eminent; standing above the rest

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the early sun (日) over a stalk (十)
a standing figure
A figure (匕) raised over the early sun (早) — one head taller than everything around. From standing high comes excelling: 卓越、卓見、卓著.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

天剛亮(),一個人()已站上高處,比誰都、比誰都高。
Day barely broken (早), and one figure (匕) already stands on high ground — earlier than any, taller than all.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)— tall, high above
卓越、卓著— outstanding, eminent常用
卓見、卓識— superior insight
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension