TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
憤
憤 ＝ 忄 ＋ 賁
ㄈㄣˋ · fèn
noun/verb — indignation, anger; to resent, seethe
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
賁聲bēn — gives the soundthe b worn across to f
{b,p,f}ITbēn → fèn — the {b,p,f} crossing, tone shifts too
The heart (忄) swelling, ready to burst — indignation. 賁 bēn carries the sound, the initial worn from b to f, the same donor under 噴 (to spurt). The seething heart: 憤怒, 氣憤, 義憤.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）裡頂著一股氣，壓不住——憤。
A pressure rises in the heart (忄) and will not be held down — indignation.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)憤怒— indignation, anger常用
→氣憤、義憤— resentment; righteous anger常用
⇒發憤— to rouse oneself in anger
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension