TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
叢
叢 ＝ 丵 ＋ 取
ㄘㄨㄥˊ · cóng
noun — a thicket, cluster; verb — to crowd together
字源 FORM — what the parts do
丵義dense growth bristling up
IFTqǔ → cóng — initial, final and tone all shift off the donor
Dense shoots bristling up (丵) — growth packed so thick it gathers into a mass: 叢林、草叢、叢生. From the crowded thicket, any cluster, 叢書、人叢. 取 qǔ carries the sound, worn far to cóng.
意 · Meanings
(本義)叢、叢生— a thicket; to grow densely
→叢林、草叢— thicket, undergrowth常用
⇒叢書、人叢— a series; a crowd
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension