TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
睜
ㄓㄥ · zhēng
verb — to open the eyes
字源 FORM — what the parts do
An eye (目) carrying the same zhēng as 爭 the struggle — the lids pulled apart and held open. The eye forced wide: 睜眼、睜大、眼睜睜.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻手在爭（爭），眼睛（目）一下睜得老大。
Two hands grappling (爭), and the eyes (目) snap wide open.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)睜眼、睜開— to open the eyes常用
→睜大、眼睜睜— to open wide; helplessly looking on常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension