TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
男
ㄋㄢˊ · nán
noun — male, man
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Strength (力) set to the field (田) — the plower; 說文: 用力於田, strength spent on the field. The old graph of 力 is the plow itself.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天剛亮，田（田）裡已經有人彎著腰使力（力）。
First light, and someone is already bent in the field (田), putting his strength (力) into it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)男人、男子— a man常用
→男生、男孩— a boy
→長男— a son — the eldest 男
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension