TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
完
完 ＝ 宀 ＋ 元
ㄨㄢˊ · wán
verb/adj — to finish; whole, intact
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof
Iyuán → wán — the glide rounds
A roof (宀) closed over the house — whole, nothing missing, is the original sense. 元 yuán lends the sound, the glide rounding to wán. From whole to brought-to-its-end: 完成, 做完, 用完.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
最後一片瓦放上去，屋頂（宀）合攏——整座房子站好了。
The last tile goes on and the roof (宀) closes — the whole house stands.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)完整、完好— whole, intact
→完成、做完— to finish常用
⇒用完、賣完— used up — finished off
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension