TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
玉
ㄩˋ · yù
noun — jade; (figurative) pure, precious, beautiful
字源 FORM — what the parts do
玉形three jade discs strung on a cord
Three jade discs threaded on a single cord (丨) — the string runs straight down through them. The added dot tells it apart from 王 (king). From the stone prized for its five virtues: 玉石, 玉佩, and the figurative purity of 玉人, 亭亭玉立.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一根繩（丨）穿過三塊圓玉，提起來叮噹響——玉。
One cord (丨) runs through three round jades; lift it and they chime — jade.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)玉石— jade, the prized stone常用
→玉佩、玉器— jade ornaments; jade ware
⇒玉人、亭亭玉立— pure and beautiful (of a person)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension