TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
矛
ㄇㄠˊ · máo
noun — spear, lance
字源 FORM — what the parts do
矛形a long-shafted spear, the barbed head drawn at the top
The graph draws a spear stood upright: the barbed blade at the top, the long shaft and its binding below. A stabbing weapon. Set against the shield 盾, it makes 矛盾 — spear and shield, what cannot both win.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一桿長矛立著，刃尖朝上，柄上纏著繩。
A long spear stands upright, blade up, the shaft bound with cord.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)長矛、矛頭— spear, spearhead常用
→矛盾— contradiction — spear against shield常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension