TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
翹
翹 ＝ 羽 ＋ 堯
ㄑㄧㄠˋ · qiào
verb — to raise, stick up; to excel
字源 FORM — what the parts do
羽義feathers (羽) — the long tail feathers that lift
堯聲yáo — gives the sound
ITyáo → qiào — y softens to q, tone shifts
Long feathers (羽) lifting at the tip — to raise, to stick up. 堯 yáo carries the sound, worn toward qiào. From the raised tail feather comes standing out above the rest: 翹楚.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鳥尾最長的那根羽（羽）往上一翹，比誰都高。
The longest tail feather (羽) tips upward — higher than all the rest.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)翹起— to lift, stick up常用
→翹首— to raise the head and look out
⇒翹楚— the outstanding one — feather above the flock
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
翌＝ ＋ 立yìthe lookalike — 翌 sets over 立, 翹 sets beside 堯yáothe sound side — stands without the feathers