TSUMUGU · B1 · 字
恭
恭 ＝ 忄 ＋ 共
ㄍㄨㄥ · gōng
adj — respectful, reverent
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart, set underneath — reverence felt, not just shown
FTgòng → gōng — final and tone shift, initial holds
The heart (忄, written 㣺 along the base) under 共, which lends the sound and shows two hands lifting an offering up. Reverence held in the heart while the hands present it. 共 gòng softens to gōng; it also builds 供、拱.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩手（共）把禮捧高，心（㣺）在底下端著——這就是恭。
Two hands (共) raise the gift high, the heart (㣺) steady beneath — that is 恭.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)恭敬— respectful, reverent常用
→恭喜— congratulations — respect offered on good news
→恭候— to await respectfully
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension