entries → 憧
TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
character · C1 (est.)
憧 =
ㄔㄨㄥ · chōng
verb — to long for, yearn (in 憧憬)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the heart, feeling
tóng — a child; gives the soundthe t worn forward to ch
{t,ch,zh}ITtóng → chōng — the t pulled to ch, tone shifts too
The heart (忄) reaches after something it cannot hold still — to yearn. 童 tóng carries the sound, worn from t to ch. It lives almost only in 憧憬, the long look toward what's wished for.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

心()裡裝著一個孩子()的盼頭,眼睛望向遠遠的地方。
A child's wanting (童) sits in the heart (忄), eyes fixed on somewhere far off.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)憧憬— to long for, yearn常用
憧憧— wavering, restless — the heart not settled
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension