entries → 逛
TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
character · A2 (est.)
逛 =
ㄍㄨㄤˋ · guàng
verb — to stroll, roam, wander about

字源 FORM — what the parts do

walking, going (辵)
kuáng — gives the sounda dog (犭) running wild — unbound
ITkuáng → guàng — the initial softens, tone shifts
Walking (辶) with no aim — to ramble, to wander. 狂 kuáng, a dog let loose, carries the sound, softened to guàng, and a hint of going where you please. From the aimless walk: 逛街、逛逛.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

像放出去的狗()一樣,沒目的地走著()——逛。
Like a dog let off the leash (狂), walking (辶) with nowhere to be — strolling.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)逛、閒逛— to stroll, wander常用
逛街— to go window-shopping, walk the streets常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension