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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
獨立 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
獨立 =
ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ · dúlì
verb/adjective — independent; to stand alone; independence

字源 FORM — what the parts do

alone; only (獨自的獨)犬(dog) + 蜀(phonetic shǔ→dú, drift) — a dog alone; dogs range singly
to stand; upright (站立的立)大(person with arms outstretched) + 一(ground) — a person planted firmly on the ground
獨立,獨自的獨,站立的立。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

犬(犬→中的犬)一隻,四腳穩穩站()在地上——那叫
A single dog (犬 in 獨), four legs planted steady and standing (立) on the ground — that is 獨立.
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