TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
企
ㄑㄧˋ · qì
verb — to stand on tiptoe; to hope for, plan
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A person (人) over a foot (止) — the heel lifted, on tiptoe to see far. Together they write the craning look: hoping 企盼, attempting 企圖, and the venture looked toward — 企業.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
碼頭上的孩子踮起腳（止），船還只是一個小點。
On the dock the child rises on tiptoe (止); the ship is still a dot.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)踮腳（舉踵）— to stand on tiptoe
→企盼、企圖— to hope for, attempt — the craning look
⇒企業— enterprise — the venture planned toward常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension