TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
特
ㄊㄜˋ · tè
adj/adv — special, particular; especially
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFT≠sì → tè — a worn old series; the same donor gives 詩 shī and 等 děng
An ox (牛) — the original word is the bull, the biggest animal in the herd, the one the eye picks out. 寺 sì carries the sound, worn far; the same donor gives 詩 and 等. From the bull that stands apart: 特別、特殊、獨特.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
牛群裡，一頭公牛（牛）比誰都高出半個頭——眼睛一掃就停在牠身上。
In the herd one bull (牛) stands half a head over the rest — the eye sweeps once and stops on him.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)公牛— the bull — the male ox
→特出、獨特— standing out, singular
⇒特別、特殊— special, particular常用
⇒特地、特意— specially, on purpose
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension