TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
具體
ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄧˇ · jùtǐ
adjective — concrete; specific; tangible
字源 FORM — what the parts do
具to have; a complete set of tools (工具的具)jù廾 (two hands) lifting a vessel below — all the implements laid out and ready
具體,工具的具,身體的體。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
器具(具:廾持皿)齊備,骨架(體:骨)撐起形——具體就是那種拿得起來、數得清楚的東西。
All the implements laid out (具: two hands 廾 lifting a complete vessel); bones giving it shape (體: 骨 + 豊 phonetic) — 具體 is the quality of being fully assembled and holdable. Nothing left in the air.
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