TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
沐
沐 ＝ 氵 ＋ 木
ㄇㄨˋ · mù
verb — to wash the hair; to bathe; to be steeped in
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
Water (氵) and 木, which carries the sound — the original sense is to wash the hair, 濯髮. From a wash poured over the head: to bathe (沐浴), and to be steeped in something good, as if rinsed by it (沐恩、如沐春風). 木 mù gives the sound exactly.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
水（氵）從頭頂澆下——把一頭髮沖洗乾淨。
Water (氵) poured down over the head — rinsing the hair clean.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)濯髮、洗頭— to wash the hair
→沐浴— to bathe常用
⇒沐恩、如沐春風— to be steeped in, bathed in
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension