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蜜
蜜 ＝ 宓 ＋ 虫
ㄇㄧˋ · mì
noun — honey; sweet
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宓聲mì — gives the sounda roof (宀) over 必 — quiet, hidden away
虫義an insect — the bee that makes it
宓 mì sits on top for the sound, the bee (虫) underneath for the maker. The bee's sweet store. From sweetness itself: 甜蜜、蜜月.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋簷下（宓）藏著一窩，底下的蟲（虫）一趟趟搬甜回來。
Tucked under the eaves (宓), a hive — and the insect (虫) below ferries the sweetness home.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)蜂蜜— honey常用
→甜蜜— sweet, honeyed常用
⇒蜜月— honeymoon
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension