TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
健
健 ＝ 亻 ＋ 建
ㄐㄧㄢˋ · jiàn
adj — strong, healthy, robust
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person — the body in question
建 (jiàn) — a hand raising a brush to lay out a plan along a road, the build-it-up graph — lends the sound. Put a person (亻) beside it: a body built up sturdy and sound, 健康, 強健; vigorous in action, 健步, 健談. The sound rides over exact.
意 · Meanings
(本義)強壯、強健— strong, robust常用
→健康— healthy, in good health常用
⇒健步、健談— vigorous, spirited (in some action)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension