TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
肩
ㄐㄧㄢ · jiān
noun — the shoulder
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The shoulder is the body's hinge — where the arm hangs and swings like a door (戶) on its frame, all of it flesh (月). The joint you carry loads on: 肩膀、肩負、並肩.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手臂掛在肩上，像一扇門（戶）掛在框上——這塊肉（月）一轉，手就抬起來了。
The arm hangs at the shoulder like a door (戶) on its frame — this slab of flesh (月) turns, and the arm lifts.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)肩膀— the shoulder常用
→肩負— to shoulder, to bear常用
⇒並肩— shoulder to shoulder — side by side
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension