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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
理解 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
理解 ＝ 理 ＋ 解
ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ · lǐjiě
verb — to understand, comprehend; noun — understanding

字源 FORM — what the parts do

理reason, logic (道理)lǐ
解to untie, work out (解開)jiě
理解，道理的理，解開的解。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一團亂繩，照著紋理（理）一條條解（untie）開。
The tangle comes apart strand by strand, untied (解) along its grain (理).
記憶法
關 · Related
了解liǎojiěthe same understanding, plainer解開jiěkāithe literal 解 — to untie