TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
喘
喘 ＝ 口 ＋ 耑
ㄔㄨㄢˇ · chuǎn
verb — to pant, to gasp for breath
字源 FORM — what the parts do
耑聲duān — gives the soundthe upright sprout-and-roots that heads 端 too
IFduān → chuǎn — initial and rime both shifted
Quick, broken breath at the mouth (口) — to pant. 耑 duān, the sprout standing on its roots, carries the sound, the same donor under 端, worn far to chuǎn. From the labored breath: 喘息、氣喘.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
跑上坡，嘴（口）張著直喘，一句話也說不完整。
Up the slope, the mouth (口) hangs open gasping, no sentence finishing whole.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)喘氣、喘息— to pant, gasp常用
→氣喘— asthma — the chronic gasp
→喘一口氣— to catch one's breath, take a pause
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
端＝ 立 ＋ duānshares the donor — upright, the very tip; not breath揣chuǎishares the donor — to guess (扌), not to pant