TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
醇
醇 ＝ 酉 ＋ 享
ㄔㄨㄣˊ · chún
adj/noun — pure, mellow (of wine); rich and unmixed
字源 FORM — what the parts do
酉義a wine jar
享聲the offering-vessel donor — gives the chún soundthe right side, a worn form of the 享/𦎧 element that carried the reading
A wine jar (酉) holding wine that is thick and unwatered — pure, mellow. The right side, a worn offering-vessel element, carries the sound. From unmixed wine, anything rich and unalloyed: 醇酒、醇厚、醇美.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
酒罈（酉）一開，濃得不摻一滴水——醇。
The wine jar (酉) opens — thick, not a drop of water in it — pure.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)醇酒、醇厚— pure, mellow (wine)常用
→醇美、純醇— rich and unmixed
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
淳chúnthe near-twin — same right-side donor and same chún; 淳 pours it into water 氵 for purity, 醇 keeps it in the wine jar