TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
仰
仰 ＝ 亻 ＋ 卬
ㄧㄤˇ · yǎng
verb — to look up; to admire; to rely on
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
卬聲gives the soundáng — a standing figure beside a kneeling one looking up; drifted to yǎng
ITáng → yǎng — initial and tone shifted off the donor
A person (亻) added to 卬, which already drew one figure looking up at another standing tall — 卬 carries the sound áng, worn to yǎng. The picture stays: head tipped back, looking up. From looking up: 仰望, then 仰慕 to admire, 仰賴 to rely on — to look up to for help.
意 · Meanings
(本義)仰望、仰頭— to look up常用
→仰慕、敬仰— to admire, to revere
⇒仰賴、仰仗— to rely on, to depend
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
卬ángthe sound it carries — 卬 alone is the upward-looking figure; 仰 adds and keeps the meaning迎＝ 辵 ＋ yíngthe it shares — 迎 puts on the road 辶 for to go out and meet