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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
主意 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
主意 ＝ 主 ＋ 意
ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ · zhǔyì
noun — an idea, a plan, a decision (one settles on)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

主to take charge; main (主人)zhǔ
意thought, intention (意思)yì
主意，主人的主，意思的意。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

心裡那個念頭（意）自己當了家（主），就成了拿定的主意。
The thought (意) that takes charge (主) of the mind becomes the plan one settles on.
關 · Related
意思yìsimeaning, intent — the same 意想法xiǎngfǎa way of thinking — the everyday near-word