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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
聰 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
聰 ＝ 耳 ＋ 悤
ㄘㄨㄥ · cōng
adj — clever, sharp-witted; quick of hearing

字源 FORM — what the parts do

耳義an ear
悤聲cōng — gives the sounda heart 心 fused under a window 囪; the 心 is hard to spot at the foot
An ear (耳) that catches every sound — keen hearing, then a keen mind. 悤 carries the sound cōng, its heart 心 packed under a window-like 囪 at the foot. From sharp ears came sharp wits: 聰明、耳聰目明.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

耳朵（耳）一動，最小的聲響也聽得分明。
The ear (耳) pricks; even the faintest sound comes through clear.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)耳聰、聽覺敏— quick of hearing
→聰明、聰慧— clever, sharp-witted常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
蔥cōngthe 悤 twin — 蔥 grows a scallion under grass 艸, 聰 sharpens an ear 耳; both ride 悤聊＝ 耳 ＋ 卯liáoear-radical neighbor — also built on 耳, but for idle talk, not sharpness