TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
衫
衫 ＝ 衣 ＋ 彡
ㄕㄢ · shān
noun — an unlined upper garment; shirt
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彡聲shān — gives the soundthree strokes, like fringe or trim
The clothing radical (衤) on the left, 彡 shān on the right for the sound — three strokes that also read as trim down a garment's edge. A light upper coat: 襯衫、汗衫.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一件單衣（衤），邊上三道滾飾（彡）垂著——一件衫。
A single layer of cloth (衤), three strokes of trim (彡) hanging at the edge — a shirt.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)衫— an unlined upper garment常用
→襯衫、汗衫— dress shirt; undershirt常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension