TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
騰
騰 ＝ 馬 ＋ 朕
ㄊㄥˊ · téng
verb — to leap, to soar, to rise; to clear (a space)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
朕聲zhèn — gives the soundthe 朕 series — 朕, the imperial "I"
IFTzhèn → téng — initial, final and tone all shift
A horse (馬) breaking into a gallop. 朕 zhèn carries the sound, worn a long way to téng. From the horse springing forward — 騰飛, 騰雲駕霧, to soar — then to clear a space the way a leap leaves ground behind: 騰出, 騰挪.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
馬（馬）前蹄一蹬，整個身子騰空而起——騰。
The horse (馬) drives off its forelegs and the whole body springs into the air — soaring.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)騰飛、奔騰— to leap, to gallop, to soar常用
→騰雲駕霧— to ride the clouds — to rise high
⇒騰出、騰挪— to clear, to free up (space)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
朕zhènthe sound half — bare 朕 is the imperial "I"; 騰 sets a horse () beside it藤téngthe partner — same sound, 藤 climbs as a vine (艹)