TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
尾
尾 = 尸 + 毛
ㄨㄟˇ · wěi
noun — a tail; the end, the rear
字源 FORM — what the parts do
尸義a body, bent and seated
A body (尸) with a tuft of hair (毛) hanging behind it — the tail. From the thing at the back come all the endings: 尾巴、結尾、尾隨.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
身子(尸)蹲著,後面那撮毛(毛)一甩一甩。
The body (尸) crouches, and the tuft of hair (毛) behind it sways with each step.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)尾巴— a tail常用
→結尾、尾聲— the end, the finale
⇒尾隨— to tail, follow behind
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
尼níshares the body — 尼 tucks 匕 under it, 尾 hangs the hair 毛máothe tail-tuft, standing alone — hair, fur