TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
況
況 ＝ 氵 ＋ 兄
ㄎㄨㄤˋ · kuàng
noun — situation; conj — let alone
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
{g,k,h}↔{j,q,x}IFTxiōng → kuàng — the {g,k,h}↔{j,q,x} crossing; final and tone shift too
Water (氵) with 兄 xiōng for the sound, worn to kuàng — the old word for cold water. The cold-water sense drained out of use; the borrowed work remains: how things stand, 情況、狀況、近況 — and one thing stacked on another, 何況、況且.
意 · Meanings
(本義)寒水（古）— cold water (dead)
→情況、狀況— the state of things常用
→何況、況且— let alone; moreover
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension