TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
矚
ㄓㄨˇ · zhǔ
verb — to gaze at, watch intently
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Ishǔ → zhǔ — the retroflex initial shifts sh to zh
The eye (目) and 屬 shǔ for the sound, sh shifting to zh. 屬 is to fasten on, to attach — so the eye fastens on, holds its gaze: 矚目、矚望、高瞻遠矚.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
眼睛(目)牢牢繫(屬)在一處,半天不挪開——矚目。
The eye (目) fastened (屬) on one spot, not turning away for the longest time — to gaze.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)注視、矚目— to gaze at, watch closely常用
→舉世矚目— to draw all eyes — attract attention常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension