TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
侈
侈 ＝ 亻 ＋ 多
ㄔˇ · chǐ
adj — extravagant, lavish, excessive
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person — the one living large
IT≠duō → chǐ — the sound drifts far, d hardening to ch
A person (亻) with 多 duō for the sound, drifted far to chǐ. A man who wants more than enough, spending past need — extravagant: 奢侈, 侈靡, 窮奢極侈.
意 · Meanings
(本義)奢侈— extravagant, lavish常用
→侈靡— wasteful, given to excess
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension