TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
盟
盟 ＝ 明 ＋ 皿
ㄇㄥˊ · méng
noun/verb — alliance, sworn pact; to ally
字源 FORM — what the parts do
皿聲mǐn — a vessel; gives the soundthe basin that holds the blood
IFTmǐn → méng — worn far from the donor
A bright sign (明) above a vessel (皿) — the bowl that catches the blood of the oath. Allies smear the blood and swear before the light: a sworn pact. 皿 carries the sound, worn far from mǐn.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一盤血（皿）擺在亮處（明），眾人按手起誓。
A bowl of blood (皿) set in the light (明); the allies lay their hands and swear.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)盟誓、盟約— a blood-oath, sworn pact常用
→結盟、同盟— to ally, an alliance常用
⇒盟友、盟邦— sworn partner, allied state
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension