TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
津
津 = 氵 + 𦘔
ㄐㄧㄣ · jīn
noun — a ford, river crossing; saliva, bodily fluid
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
𦘔空the right side — a hand holding a brush
Water (氵) where you cross it — a ford, a landing. From the crossing-place, the body's own fluids: 津液、口津.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
河邊一道淺灘(氵),船靠上來——這裡就是津。
A shallow reach at the river's edge (氵), a boat pulls in — this is the ford.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)渡口、津渡— a ford, river crossing
→津液、口津— saliva; bodily fluid常用
⇒津津有味— with relish — mouth-watering
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension