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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
宵 character · B1 (est.)
宵 ＝ 宀 ＋ 肖
ㄒㄧㄠ · xiāo
noun — night, nighttime

字源 FORM — what the parts do

宀義a roof — under cover, the dark
肖聲xiāo — gives the soundsmall (小) over flesh (月) — a small likeness
Txiào → xiāo — the tone moved off the donor
The roof (宀) draws the dark in close — under it, night. 肖 carries the sound, the tone shifting from xiào to xiāo. From night comes 通宵、宵夜、元宵.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

屋頂（宀）下燈滅了，整夜的黑都收在這一間裡。
Under the roof (宀) the lamp is out, and the whole night's dark gathers in this one room.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)夜宵、通宵— night, nighttime常用
→宵夜— a late-night meal
→宵禁— a night curfew
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
霄xiāothe lookalike — 霄 wears rain 雨 for the sky, 宵 wears a roof 宀 for the night肖xiàothe sound half, standing alone — a small likeness