TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
乒
乒 ＝ 兵
ㄆㄧㄥ · pīng
onomatopoeia — a sharp clack or ping
字源 FORM — what the parts do
兵 (a soldier) with its left foot struck away — 乒, a graph coined to be a sound: the sharp clack of one thing striking another. Paired with 乓 (the other foot gone) it names the back-and-forth of 乒乓, table tennis.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
球拍一揮，球彈出去——乒！清脆的一聲。
The paddle swings, the ball springs off — pīng! one sharp clack.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)撞擊聲— a sharp clacking sound常用
→乒乓— ping-pong, table tennis
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension