TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
腸
腸 ＝ 月 ＋ 昜
ㄔㄤˊ · cháng
noun — the intestines, the gut
字源 FORM — what the parts do
昜聲yáng — gives the soundthe sun (日) rising over a stand, rays spreading — to open out
ITyáng → cháng — initial and tone both move
The long flesh (月) coiled in the belly — the gut, unrolled it runs and runs. 昜 yáng carries the sound, the same piece in 場 and 揚. From the gut, the seat of feeling: 腸胃、心腸、斷腸.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一條長肉（月）在肚子裡盤了一圈又一圈——腸。
One long strip of flesh (月) coiled round and round in the belly — the gut.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)腸— the intestine, the gut常用
→腸胃、香腸— the digestive tract; sausage
⇒心腸、斷腸— the heart's seat of feeling; heartbroken
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension