TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
火
ㄏㄨㄛˇ · huǒ
noun — fire
字源 FORM — what the parts do
火形a flame rising, two sparks at its sides, drawn whole
A flame climbing to a point, two sparks flying off its sides — drawn whole. Inside other characters it flattens to four dots: 黑、熱、照 all burn over 灬. From the flame: 火車 the fire-driven train; tempers run on it too — 發火.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
火柴一劃，火（火）苗先是藍的，再站直變黃。
The match strikes; the flame (火) starts blue, then stands up yellow.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)火— fire常用
→火車— the train — fire-driven常用
⇒發火、火氣— temper — fire rising
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension