TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
硬
ㄧㄥˋ · yìng
adj — hard, firm, stiff
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFgèng → yìng — initial and final shifted off the donor
A stone (石) with 更, which lends the sound — gèng worn to yìng. Stone-hardness, the thing that won't give under pressure. From the literal hard comes the figurative: 硬幣 a coin, 硬體 hardware, and 硬 as stubborn — 嘴硬, refusing to bend.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊石（石），按下去一點不讓——硬。
A stone (石); press it and it gives nothing — hard.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)堅硬、硬邦邦— hard, firm, stiff常用
→硬幣、硬體— a coin; hardware
⇒嘴硬、硬撐— stubborn, unyielding常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension