TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
后
后 ＝ 𠂉 ＋ 口
ㄏㄡˋ · hòu
noun — a sovereign; the queen, the empress
字源 FORM — what the parts do
𠂉形the figure of a ruler, seated abovethe old graph drew a person bent over the mouth below
A ruler (𠂉) bent over an open mouth (口) — the one who gives the orders. The old graph carries two tellings: a sovereign issuing decrees, or a mother bearing the line — both the head of the house. From sovereign came the sovereign's wife: 皇后、王后.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
高位上的人俯身張口（口），一句話下去，底下全動了。
The one above bends down and opens the mouth (口) — a word goes out, and below, everything moves.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)君后— a sovereign, a ruler
→皇后、王后— the queen, the empress — the sovereign's consort常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension