entries → 匆
TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
character · C1 (est.)
匆 =
ㄘㄨㄥ · cōng
adj/adv — hurried, hasty, in a rush

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a heart — the mind under pressure
a stroked-through frame — the rush around it
A heart (心) ringed by hurried strokes — a mind pressed for time, scrambling: 匆忙、匆促、匆匆. The frame around it is written like 勿.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一顆)被一圈急筆()框住——慌腳亂,匆匆忙忙。
A heart (心) hemmed in by a flurry of strokes (勿) — the mind hurried, scrambling to keep up.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)匆忙、匆促— hurried, hasty常用
匆匆、來去匆匆— in a rush
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension