TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
齊
ㄑㄧˊ · qí
adj/verb — even, level; together, all at once; complete
字源 FORM — what the parts do
齊形grain heads sprouting to one even level
Grain heads coming up to one even height — the picture of things level and flush. 說文: 禾麥吐穗上平也. From an even top: uniform and together (整齊、齊心), all at once (一齊), and complete with nothing missing (齊全).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一片麥子抽穗，穗尖排得一樣高——齊。
A field of wheat in ear, every tip risen to the same height — even.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)齊、整齊— even, level常用
→一齊、齊心— together, all at once
⇒齊全、齊備— complete, all present
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension