TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
充
充 ＝ 𠫓 ＋ 儿
ㄔㄨㄥ · chōng
verb — to fill, stuff; adj — full, sufficient
字源 FORM — what the parts do
𠫓義a child shown head-down, being born
儿義legs — the body growing up under it
A newborn (𠫓, a child head-down) over a pair of legs (儿) — a small body filling out and growing tall. From that growing-full come 充滿 and 充足; lend the look to a part you only seem to fill and you get 冒充.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
小孩（𠫓）一天天長開，兩條腿（儿）撐起來，身子漸漸長滿了。
The child (𠫓) fills out day by day, the legs (儿) lengthening beneath — a body growing full.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)長、滿— to grow; to be full
→充滿、充足— to fill; sufficient常用
⇒冒充、充當— to pass for; to act as
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension