TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
水
ㄕㄨㄟˇ · shuǐ
noun — water
字源 FORM — what the parts do
水形a stream — the current with spray either side
A drawing of running water — the long middle stroke is the current, the short strokes the spray off it. Squeezed to the left side of a character it becomes the three drops, 氵. Standing still, its face lies flat: 水平, the water's level.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
水流碰到石頭，分開，又合回來。
The current meets a stone, splits, and closes again.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)水— water常用
→水平、水準— level; standard — the flat face of still water
→水果— fruit — the watery food
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension