TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
跑
ㄆㄠˇ · pǎo
verb — to run; to run away
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p,f}Ibāo → pǎo — the {b,p,f} crossing
A foot (足) and 包 bāo for the sound, the b worn to p. The foot beats the ground fast — to run: 跑步、賽跑. When you run from something, the same word: 逃跑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
腳(足)一蹬,整個身子像被包(包)裹著往前彈出去。
The foot (足) pushes off and the whole body, wrapped (包) tight, springs forward.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)奔跑— to run, to gallop常用
→跑步、賽跑— to run (for exercise); to race常用
⇒逃跑— to run away, to flee常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension