TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
闖
ㄔㄨㄤˇ · chuǎng
verb — to rush in, burst through; to dash about
字源 FORM — what the parts do
說文 reads it 馬突出門——a horse bursting out the gate. The horse (馬) penned behind the gate (門) lunges through it: to charge in, break through. 闖禍 is the trouble you crash into; 闖關 the barrier you break.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
門（門）一開，裡頭的馬（馬）猛地撞出來——攔都攔不住。
The gate (門) swings and the horse (馬) penned inside bolts straight through it — nothing stops it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)闖— to rush in, burst through常用
→闖禍— to land in trouble — to crash into it常用
⇒闖蕩、闖關— to knock about the world; to break through
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension