TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
憋
ㄅㄧㄝ · biē
verb — to hold in, suppress; to stifle
字源 FORM — what the parts do
FTbì → biē — final and tone shift off the donor
A heart (心) held shut against a worn, frayed pressure (敝) — kept from letting out. 敝 bì carries the sound. To bottle it up: 憋氣、憋住、憋悶.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一口氣堵在心（心）口，像破布（敝）塞住了出路，悶得發脹。
A breath jams at the heart (心), the way ragged cloth (敝) plugs the way out — pent and swelling.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)憋氣、憋住— to hold (one's breath); hold in常用
→憋悶— stifled, pent-up
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension