TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
咦
咦 ＝ 口 ＋ 夷
ㄧˊ · yí
interjection — "huh?", "eh?" — surprise, doubt
字源 FORM — what the parts do
夷聲yí — gives the sounda man (大) bound with a cord (弓) — the level, the distant
A sound from the mouth (口), drawn out long — the "eh?" of surprise, a catch of breath when something doesn't fit. 夷 yí carries the sound straight.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
抬頭一看，嘴（口）裡「咦」的一聲——這跟剛才不一樣。
He looks up, and out of the mouth (口) slips an "eh?" — this isn't how it was.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)咦（驚訝聲）— "huh?", "eh?" (surprise)常用
→咦（疑問聲）— a cry of doubt
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
夷yíthe sound donor — a man bound with a cord噫yīthe cousin cry — 噫 sighs over 意, 咦 starts at