TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
迎
迎 ＝ 辵 ＋ 卬
ㄧㄥˊ · yíng
verb — to welcome, to go out to meet, to greet
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辵義to walk, to go (辶)the road and the foot — movement
卬聲áng — gives the sound, worn from áng to yínga standing figure (匕) looking up at another (卪)
ITáng → yíng — the initial and tone both shifted
The road-and-foot (辵) goes out, 卬 áng carrying the sound, worn to yíng. 卬 is one figure facing up at another — you go out toward someone and face them: to meet, to welcome. 歡迎、迎接、迎面. The mirror of 送, which sees them off.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
走出門（辵），仰頭（卬）迎上來人——迎。
You step out the door (辵) and look up (卬) at the one arriving — that is 迎.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)迎接— to go out to meet, to receive常用
→歡迎— to welcome常用
⇒迎面、迎新— to come face to face; to greet the new
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
卬ángthe phonetic without the road — 卬 is two figures facing; 迎 adds to go meet送＝ ＋ 灷sòngthe paired verb — 送 sees a guest off; 迎 goes out to bring one in