entries → 逍
TSUMUGU · C1 · 字
character · C1
逍 =
ㄒㄧㄠ · xiāo
verb — to wander free and easy, roam without care

字源 FORM — what the parts do

walking, going
xiào — gives the sound
Txiào → xiāo — same mouth, tone eases off
Walking (辵) and 肖 xiào for the sound — to stroll loose and unhurried, almost only ever in 逍遙: to roam carefree. 肖 lends the sound across 消、宵、銷.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

雙手背在後面,一步一步慢慢走()——哪兒都不趕,逍遙。
Hands behind the back, ambling step by step (辵) — nowhere to hurry, wandering free.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)逍遙— to wander free and easy常用
逍遙遊、逍遙自在— a carefree roaming
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension