TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
廟
廟 ＝ 广 ＋ 朝
ㄇㄧㄠˋ · miào
noun — temple, shrine, ancestral hall
字源 FORM — what the parts do
广義a roofed building, a hall
ITcháo → miào — initial and tone both shift far
A roofed hall (广) with 朝 cháo for the sound, worn far to miào. 朝 is the morning audience, the court where one pays respects; the hall built for paying respects to ancestors and gods is the temple: 寺廟、廟宇.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
推開廟門（广），正堂上一排牌位，香煙直上——人進來，都低頭朝拜。
Past the temple gate (广), a row of tablets stands in the main hall, incense rising straight; everyone who enters bows their head.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)宗廟、祖廟— ancestral temple
→寺廟、廟宇— temple, shrine常用
→孔廟、土地廟— a temple to a particular figure
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension