TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
換
換 ＝ 扌 ＋ 奐
ㄏㄨㄢˋ · huàn
verb — to change, exchange, swap
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
奐聲huàn — gives the soundhands passing something out, all around
A hand (扌) takes one thing, sets down another — to exchange, 交換、換錢. 奐 huàn carries the sound clean; the same 奐 calls out in 喚 (to call) and lights up in 煥 (bright).
意 · Meanings
(本義)交換、換錢— to exchange, swap常用
→換衣服、替換— to change, replace
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension