TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
突
突 ＝ 穴 ＋ 犬
ㄊㄨ · tū
adv/verb — sudden; to dash out; to jut
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犬義a dog
A dog (犬) bursting from a burrow (穴) — together they write the sudden dash. What comes with no warning is 突然; what pushes out and stays out, 突出; two dashes meeting head-on, 衝突.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
洞（穴）口一暗，狗（犬）已經竄了出去。
The burrow's (穴) mouth darkens — the dog (犬) is already out and away.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)猛衝而出— to dash out
→突然— sudden常用
→突出— to jut out
→衝突— to clash
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension