TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
騎
ㄑㄧˊ · qí
verb — to ride (a horse, a bike), to straddle (騎馬, 騎車)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A horse (馬) with 奇 qí beside it carrying the sound — to straddle the horse, to ride. From sitting astride comes the rider and everything ridden: 騎馬、騎車、騎士.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一腿跨上馬背(馬)——奇(奇)一聲坐穩,騎出去了。
One leg over the horse's back (馬) — settled astride (奇), and off he rides.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)跨馬、騎馬— to straddle, ride a horse常用
→騎車、騎乘— to ride (a bike, etc.)常用
⇒騎士、騎警— a rider, cavalry
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension