TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
峻
峻 ＝ 山 ＋ 夋
ㄐㄩㄣˋ · jùn
adj — high and steep; severe, harsh
字源 FORM — what the parts do
夋聲qūn — gives the sounda high-stepping figure; initial and tone both shifted
{q,j}ITqūn → jùn — the {q,j} palatal pairing; tone shifts too
A mountain (山) that rises high and sheer — steep. 夋 qūn carries the sound, worn from q to j. From the towering slope the word turns to character: a steep, unbending severity — 嚴峻、險峻.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
抬頭看那座山（山），峭壁直上直下，幾乎沒有落腳的地方。
Look up at the mountain (山) — the cliff goes straight up, almost nowhere to set a foot.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)高峻、險峻— high and steep常用
→嚴峻— severe, grim — steepness turned to temper常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
竣jùnshares the body — 竣 stands (立) for to finish / complete, 峻 keeps the mountain駿jùnshares the body — a fine horse (馬), the same sound donor