TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
擋
擋 ＝ 扌 ＋ 當
ㄉㄤˇ · dǎng
verb — to block, ward off, obstruct
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
Tdāng → dǎng — the tone shifts
A hand (扌) is put up in the way — to block. 當 dāng, to stand facing, carries the sound, worn to dǎng. From 擋住、阻擋 to 擋箭牌 — the shield held up.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）橫過去，正當（當）著來路，把衝來的全擋下。
The hand (扌) goes up across the path, set square against (當) what comes, holding back the rush.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)擋、擋住— to block, to ward off常用
→阻擋— to obstruct, hold back常用
⇒擋箭牌— a shield, a pretext
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension