entries → 撞
TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
character · B1 (est.)
撞 =
ㄓㄨㄤˋ · zhuàng
verb — to strike, collide, bump into

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a hand, an arm driving force
tóng — gives the sound, worn from t to zh
ITtóng → zhuàng — the initial and tone shift, the rhyme holds
A hand (扌) driving force with 童 tóng for the sound, worn from t to zh. The arm rams something hard — to strike, to crash: 撞擊、撞車、撞見.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一伸手()猛推,兩樣東西重重碰在一起——撞。
An arm (扌) thrusts hard, and two things slam together — a collision.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)撞擊、碰撞— to strike, to collide常用
撞車、撞牆— to crash into — car, wall
撞見、撞期— to bump into — by chance
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension