TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
憧
憧 ＝ 忄 ＋ 童
ㄔㄨㄥ · chōng
verb — to long for, yearn (in 憧憬)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart, feeling
{t,ch,zh}ITtóng → chōng — the t pulled to ch, tone shifts too
The heart (忄) reaches after something it cannot hold still — to yearn. 童 tóng carries the sound, worn from t to ch. It lives almost only in 憧憬, the long look toward what's wished for.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）裡裝著一個孩子（童）的盼頭，眼睛望向遠遠的地方。
A child's wanting (童) sits in the heart (忄), eyes fixed on somewhere far off.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)憧憬— to long for, yearn常用
→憧憧— wavering, restless — the heart not settled
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension