TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
怖
怖 ＝ 忄 ＋ 布
ㄅㄨˋ · bù
verb — to fear, dread; adj — terrified
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart — fear felt
The heart (忄) gripped by dread — 布 bù gives the sound, the same cloth that spreads itself out. Together they write fear: 恐怖、可怖.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）一緊，像布（布）攤開那樣鋪滿全身的怕。
The heart (忄) tightens; the fear spreads through you like unrolled cloth (布).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)恐怖、可怖— to fear; terrifying常用
→怖懼、駭怖— dread, terror
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension