entries → 晶
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL B1 (est.)
晶 =
ㄐㄧㄥ · jīng
noun/adj — crystal; sparkling, clear (水晶, 晶瑩)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a sun
a sun
a sun
Three suns (日) stacked — light multiplied, glittering. 說文 reads it 精光也, pure brilliance. From massed sparkle comes the clear hard shine of crystal: 水晶、結晶.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

三顆太陽()一起照下來——亮得發白,像水晶在發光。
Three suns (日) blazing at once — a white dazzle, like crystal catching the light.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)精光、晶瑩— brilliance, sparkle
水晶、結晶— crystal — clear hard shine常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension