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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
著名 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
著名 =
ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ · zhùmíng
adjective — famous; renowned; well-known

字源 FORM — what the parts do

notable; to write, mark (著作的著)zhù艸 (grass/plants) + 者 (the one who; phonetic zhù) — the plant that rises above the others; something that stands out
name; reputation (名字的名)míng夕 (evening/dark) + 口 (mouth) — calling out one's name in the dark so others can know you; a name reaches where a face cannot
著名,著作的著,名字的名。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

草叢(:艸)裡冒頭的那棵(者),加上天黑(:夕)還有人開口(口)喊的那個——,就是暗處也喊得出的字。
The plant rising above its row (著: 艸 grass + 者 the standout one); the name called out in the dark (名: 夕 dusk + 口 mouth) — famous is the name people still say when they can't see your face.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
yǒumíngfamous, well-known — the common spoken formshēngmíngreputation, renown — extended into sound