TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
昂
昂 ＝ 日 ＋ 卬
ㄤˊ · áng
verb — to raise (the head); adj — high, soaring; spirited
字源 FORM — what the parts do
卬聲áng — gives the sound exactlya person looking up at one standing — to raise the gaze
The sun (日) climbing high, with 卬 áng beside it — a figure tilting the face up to one above. 卬 carries the sound, unchanged, and the upward look. From raising the head: 昂首 head held high, 昂貴 priced high, 昂揚 high-spirited.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
馬一聲長嘶，頭往上一昂，鬃毛全揚了起來。
The horse gives a long cry, throws its head up, and the mane lifts with it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)昂首、仰起— to raise (the head)常用
→昂貴— high (in price); costly常用
→昂揚、激昂— high-spirited, soaring
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension