TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
驚
ㄐㄧㄥ · jīng
verb — to startle, to alarm, to be frightened
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tjìng → jīng — tone shifts
A horse (馬) that bolts at a sudden thing — 駭也, the shy and rearing animal. 敬 jìng carries the sound, lifted to jīng. A horse is the easiest creature to spook; from its panic, every startle: 驚訝, 驚喜, 驚慌.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一聲響，馬（馬）猛地一驚，前蹄揚起——驚。
A sudden noise, and the horse (馬) shies hard, forelegs flung up — startled.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)驚嚇、受驚— to startle, to be frightened常用
→驚訝、驚喜— surprised; a pleasant shock常用
⇒驚慌— panic, alarm
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension