TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
瘋
瘋 ＝ 疒 ＋ 風
ㄈㄥ · fēng
adj — mad, insane; wild, frenzied
字源 FORM — what the parts do
疒義sickness — a disorder of the mind
Sickness (疒) blamed on an ill wind (風) — old medicine read madness as a wind-sickness striking the head. 風 fēng carries the sound, exact, and doubles as the cause. From the wind-struck mind: 發瘋, 瘋狂, the wild 瘋子.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一陣邪風（風）灌進腦子（疒），人就胡言亂語——瘋。
An ill wind (風) blows into the head (疒) and the person raves — mad.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)瘋癲— madness, insanity常用
→發瘋、瘋狂— to go mad; crazed常用
⇒瘋子、瘋玩— a madman; to play wildly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension