TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
麵
ㄇㄧㄢˋ · miàn
noun — flour; noodles
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Wheat (麥) ground fine — flour; everything kneaded from it follows: 麵粉、麵包、一碗麵. 面 miàn gives the sound exactly.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
麥（麥）粉揉成團，拉成長條，滾水裡一燙就浮上來。
Wheat (麥) flour kneaded and pulled into long strands — they bob up the moment they hit the boil.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)麵粉— wheat flour
→麵、麵條— noodles常用
→麵包— bread
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension