TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
皇
ㄏㄨㄤˊ · huáng
adj/noun — august; emperor
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The old graph carries two tellings: a feathered crown blazing on its stand, or a lamp's flame burning above its base — splendor set up high. The top wore down to 白; 王 holds the floor beneath. From the splendor, the supreme one: 皇帝、皇宮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大殿深處，冠上那圈白羽（白）一動，滿殿的人都跪下去。
Deep in the hall, the ring of white plumes (白) on the crown stirs — and the whole hall kneels.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)盛大、輝煌— august, resplendent
→皇帝、皇后— emperor, empress — the august one常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension