TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
楣
ㄇㄟˊ · méi
noun — lintel, the beam above a door
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Wood (木) with 眉 (eyebrow) — the beam above a door, sitting over the opening like a brow over an eye. 眉 méi carries the sound exactly. The timber spanning the door-head: 門楣、楣樑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
抬頭看門，眉（眉）一樣的一根橫木（木）正壓在門框上頭。
Look up at the doorway: a beam (木) lies across the top like a brow (眉) over the opening.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)門楣— lintel, door-head beam常用
→楣樑— the lintel beam
⇒光耀門楣— to bring honor to the family (lit. light up the lintel)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension