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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
陰陽 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
陰陽 =
ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊ · yīnyáng
noun — yin and yang, the two complementary forces of Chinese cosmology; shade and sun

字源 FORM — what the parts do

shade, the shadowed side (陰暗)yīn阝 the hill; 侌 gives the sound
sun, the sunlit side (陽光)yáng阝 the hill; 昜 sun-rays gives sound and sense
陰陽,陰暗的陰,陽光的陽。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一座山(阝),背光的北面是),向的南面是)。
One hill (阝): the north face turned from the light is the shade (陰), the south face in the sun is the bright side (陽).
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