TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
旋
旋 ＝ 㫃 ＋ 疋
ㄒㄩㄢˊ · xuán
verb — to turn, revolve, circle
字源 FORM — what the parts do
㫃義a flag streaming on its pole
疋義a foot
A foot (疋) wheeling under a streaming flag (㫃) — the banner swings round and the feet follow it in a circle. From that turning: 旋轉、迴旋. Then quickly, on the turn: 旋即.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
旗子（㫃）一揮，腳（疋）跟著繞旗轉了一圈。
The flag (㫃) sweeps; the foot (疋) wheels once around it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)旌旗之游— the streaming of a banner
→旋轉、迴旋— to turn, revolve常用
⇒旋即、旋歸— at once; to turn back
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension