TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
眾
眾 ＝ 乑 ＋ 目
ㄓㄨㄥˋ · zhòng
noun/adj — the many, crowd; numerous
字源 FORM — what the parts do
乑義three people shoulder to shoulder — the many
Three people shoulder to shoulder (乑) — the many. The element above them carries two tellings: the sun (日), the crowd at work under it; or an eye (目) turned flat, watching over them. Both graphs count heads: 群眾、觀眾、大眾.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
日頭正毒，三個人並肩彎著腰，影子疊成一塊。
The sun straight overhead; three figures bend side by side, their shadows pooled into one.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)眾人、許多人— the many常用
→群眾、觀眾— crowd; audience
→眾所周知— known to all
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension