TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
睦
睦 = 目 + 坴
ㄇㄨˋ · mù
adj — harmonious, on good terms
字源 FORM — what the parts do
坴聲lù — gives the sounda clod of earth, mound (坴)
{l,m}Ilù → mù — the initial shifted off the donor
An eye (目) turned on others with a soft, level look — to get along, to be harmonious. 坴 lù carries the sound, its initial drifting to m. From the kind eye, harmony between people: 和睦、睦鄰.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻眼睛(目)望過去,神色和氣——兩家就睦了。
An eye (目) rests on the other, the look gentle — and the two households are at peace.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)和睦— harmonious, on good terms常用
→睦鄰— good-neighbourly — harmony with those nearby
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension