TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
擎
ㄑㄧㄥˊ · qíng
verb — to hold up, lift high, support
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{j,q,x}ITjìng → qíng — the initial slides, tone too
A hand (手) raises something high and holds it there — to lift aloft. 敬 jìng carries the sound, worn to qíng. From holding up: 擎天、眾擎易舉, and the engine that lifts the work: 引擎.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（手）高高擎起火把，像敬（敬）天時那樣，托過頭頂。
The hand (手) lifts the torch high and holds it there, raised over the head as if in reverence (敬).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)擎、高舉— to hold up, to lift high常用
→擎天— to prop up the sky
⇒引擎— an engine (the lifting drive)常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension