TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
風
風 ＝ 凡 ＋ 虫
ㄈㄥ · fēng
noun — wind
字源 FORM — what the parts do
FTfán → fēng — the final swings, the tone levels
虫義an insect
Wind with 凡 for sound and an insect (虫) inside — 說文: when wind moves, the insects stir (風動蟲生). What blows through, then what rubs off on people: 颱風、風俗、風氣.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
風一起，草裡的蟲（虫）全醒了，叫成一片。
The wind rises, and the insects (虫) in the grass wake all at once.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)風、颳風— the wind常用
→颱風— the typhoon
⇒風俗、風氣— customs — the wind that shapes people
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
鳳fèngthe lookalike — same outer sweep; 鳳 keeps the bird 鳥, 風 the insect 颱＝ ＋ 台táiwind 風 grown a 台 — the typhoon
演 · Evolution
甲骨文裡，風直接借鳳凰的鳳來寫；到了篆書才定下凡聲加虫。
On oracle bones the wind borrowed the phoenix 鳳 outright; the seal script settled on 凡 for sound with the insect inside.