TSUMUGU · C2 (est.) · 字
虥
虥 ＝ 虍 ＋ 戔
ㄓㄢˋ · zhàn
noun — a striped wildcat; (of a tiger) ferocious
字源 FORM — what the parts do
虍義the tiger's striped head — a striped, tiger-kind beastthe stripe cap, marking the family of cats
戔形rendered bare — the right side gives no readable sound or sense here
The tiger-stripe cap (虍) marks the beast — a small striped wildcat, of the cat kind. The right side 戔 renders bare here, giving no clean sound or sense.
意 · Meanings
(本義)虥貓— a striped wildcat
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension