TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
奮
奮 ＝ 奞 ＋ 田
ㄈㄣˋ · fèn
verb — to rouse oneself, exert with all one's strength
字源 FORM — what the parts do
奞義a bird beating its spread wings — worn into the top, 大 over 隹
A bird with wings flung wide (奞) bursting up off the field (田) — the whole body thrown into the rise. 奞 is worn into the top now, a 大 over a 隹 (the bird). From the bird's all-out flight, any all-out effort: to rouse, to strive, to throw yourself in: 奮鬥、奮發、振奮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
田（田）裡一隻鳥猛地張開翅膀（奞），用盡全力沖上天。
Off the field (田) a bird flings its wings wide (奞) and throws every ounce of itself into the sky.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)振奮、奮飛— to rouse, beat upward
→奮鬥、奮力— to strive, exert hard常用
→奮發、興奮— to rouse oneself; stirred up常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension