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TSUMUGU · B2 (TOCFL est.) · 字
彌 character · B2 (TOCFL est.)
彌 ＝ 弓 ＋ 爾
ㄇㄧˊ · mí
verb/adv — to fill, make full; more, the more

字源 FORM — what the parts do

弓義a bow — drawn to its full span
爾聲ěr — gives the sounda frame strung full of threads, dense
IFT≠ěr → mí — the donor swings far, an irregular jump
A bow (弓) stretched its full length — to draw out full, to fill. 爾 ěr lends the sound, pulled a long way to mí. From filling: 彌補、彌漫.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

弓（弓）拉到底，整張繃滿——一點空也不剩。
The bow (弓) drawn to its limit, the whole frame taut — and not a gap left in it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)彌補— to fill in, make good常用
→彌漫— to fill the air, spread thick
⇒彌久— the longer (the more) — over long time
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
爾ěrthe sound donor — 彌 sets the bow 弓 beside it瀰míthe water cousin — 瀰 fills with 水, 彌 draws with 弓