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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
慕 character · B1 (est.)
慕 ＝ 莫 ＋ 心
ㄇㄨˋ · mù
verb — to admire, yearn for, look up to

字源 FORM — what the parts do

莫聲mò — gives the soundthe sun sinking into the grass — dusk, the old word for sunset
Fmò → mù — the vowel shifted off the donor
心義the heart — written ⺗ along the bottom
A heart (⺗) reaching toward what it can't have, the way the day reaches for the setting sun (莫). 莫 mò carries the sound. The pull of admiration: 愛慕、羨慕、仰慕.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

太陽沉進草叢（莫），底下一顆心（⺗）望著它，怎麼也夠不著。
The sun sinks into the grass (莫); beneath it a heart (⺗) reaches and never quite touches.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)愛慕、羨慕— to admire, yearn for常用
→仰慕、景慕— to look up to, revere
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
暮mùthe sibling — 暮 sets a second 日 under 莫 for dusk; 慕 sets the heart ⺗墓＝ 土 ＋ 莫mùthe sibling — 墓 sets 土 under 莫 for a grave