entries → 智
TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
character · B1 (est.)
智 =
ㄓˋ · zhì
noun — wisdom, intelligence; adj — wise, clever

字源 FORM — what the parts do

zhī — knowing, and gives the sound
Tzhī → zhì
the sun — knowing made bright
Knowing (知) with the sun (日) — knowledge lit up to full daylight. 知 zhī carries the sound and the core sense both, the tone lifted to zhì. Knowing made bright is wisdom: 智慧、機智.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把「道」()擱在太陽()底下一照,模糊的全清楚了——這就是智。
Set "knowing" (知) under the sun (日): what was dim turns clear — that is wisdom.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)知也、智慧— wisdom, to know deeply常用
智者、機智— the wise; quick-witted
智商、智能— intelligence, intellect
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension