entries → 晃
TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
character · C1 (est.)
晃 =
ㄏㄨㄤˇ · huǎng
verb — to dazzle, flash; to sway, shake

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the sun
guāng — gives the sound
{g,h}ITguāng → huǎng — the velar g softening to h
Sun (日) over light (光) — brightness so sharp it dazzles the eye. 光 guāng carries the sound, the g softened to h. From the blinding flash comes the wobble it leaves in the eye: 搖晃、晃動.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

太陽()一照玻璃,)直射眼睛,眼前一片白晃晃。
Sun (日) hits the glass; the light (光) stabs the eye, the world flashing white.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)晃眼、明晃晃— to dazzle, flash
搖晃、晃動— to sway, shake常用
一晃— in a flash (of time passing)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension