TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
疑
ㄧˊ · yí
verb — to doubt, suspect, be unsure
字源 FORM — what the parts do
矢義an arrow
匕義a person turned, looking back
A person (匕) at a fork, foot halted (止), an arrow (矢) — stopped on the road, unsure which way, like one who can't tell which direction the shot points. The pieces draw the hesitation rather than spell a sound. From standing there unable to decide: 懷疑、疑問、疑惑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
人走到岔路，腳一頓（止），箭（矢）不知該指哪邊——疑。
At the fork the traveler's foot stops (止); the arrow (矢) won't point which way — doubt.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)懷疑、疑心— to doubt, suspect常用
→疑問、疑惑— a question, a puzzle常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
凝＝ 冫 ＋ níngshares the body — 凝 adds 冫 ice (to congeal); 疑 stands alone as doubt矢shǐthe arrow inside — 矢 is the bare arrow; 疑 surrounds it with the halted traveler