TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
忙
忙 ＝ 忄 ＋ 亡
ㄇㄤˊ · máng
adj — busy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
{m,w}Iwáng → máng — the initial crosses inside {m,w}; final and tone hold
The heart (忄); 亡 gives the sound — wáng worn to máng. The same pair that builds 忘.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
忙到——心（忄）都不見（亡）了。
So busy the heart (忄) goes missing (亡).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)事多、急— busy常用
→幫忙— to take on someone's busyness
→急忙、慌忙— hurried; flustered
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
例 · Examples
1我最近很忙。
I've been busy lately.
2你在忙什麼？
What's keeping you busy?
3他急急忙忙出了門。急忙、慌忙
He rushed out the door.
4謝謝你幫了這個忙。
Thanks for the favor.
5越忙，越要慢慢來。
The busier it gets, the slower you go.