TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
袁
ㄩㄢˊ · yuán
noun — a long, trailing robe (archaic); a common surname
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A robe (衣) pulled apart top and bottom with something round (口) tucked at the middle — a long, trailing gown. The original word for a flowing robe; it lives on mostly as a surname, and lends its sound across a series: 遠、園、猿、轅.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一件長袍（衣），中間綴著一塊圓玉（口），下襬一直拖到地上。
A long gown (衣) with a round jade (口) at its middle, the hem trailing all the way to the floor.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)長衣— a long, trailing robe
→姓袁— the surname Yuan常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension