TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
腿
character · A2 (est.)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
退聲tuì — gives the sounda foot (辶) stepping backward Ttuì → tuǐ — the tone shifted off the donor
Flesh (月) for the limb; 退 tuì — a foot stepping back — gives the sound, worn one tone to tuǐ. The thing that does the stepping is the leg: 大腿、小腿.
意 · Meanings
(本義)腿、大腿— leg常用
→小腿、腿腳— lower leg; legs and feet
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension