TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
壯
壯 ＝ 士 ＋ 爿
ㄓㄨㄤˋ · zhuàng
adj — strong, robust, magnificent; verb — to strengthen
字源 FORM — what the parts do
爿聲pán — gives the sound (the left-half plank, 牀's bed-board)
IFTpán → zhuàng — the sound shifts far from the donor
A grown man, a warrior (士) at full strength — robust. 爿 carries the sound, shifted far from pán to zhuàng. From a strong man's vigor: 壯大, to grow strong; 壯觀, magnificent; 壯年, the prime of life.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個漢子（士）挺起胸膛，肩寬背厚——一身壯氣。
A man (士) throws back his chest, broad in the shoulder — full of vigor.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)強壯、壯大— strong, robust常用
→壯觀— magnificent, imposing常用
→壯年— the prime of life
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension