entries → 迅
TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
character · B2 (est.)
迅 =
ㄒㄩㄣˋ · xùn
adj — swift, rapid

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the walk radical — motion, going
xùn — gives the sounda bird beating fast away — flight
Motion (辶) plus 卂 xùn — a bird beating its wings clear away. The two write speed: 迅速, 迅雷不及掩耳, 迅捷.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

鳥()一振翅,路()上的影子已經掠過去了。
The bird (卂) beats once — and its shadow is already gone down the road (辶).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)迅速— swift, rapid常用
迅猛— swift and fierce
迅捷— quick and nimble
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension