TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
攻
攻 ＝ 攴 ＋ 工
ㄍㄨㄥ · gōng
verb — to attack, assault; to study hard at
字源 FORM — what the parts do
攴義a hand with a stick — to strike, to beat
A hand with a stick (攴) drives a blow outward — to attack. 工 gōng, a work-tool, carries the sound exactly. From the assault: 攻擊 to attack, 進攻 to advance on, and the figurative 攻讀 to attack a subject and master it.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鼓聲一響，兵士舉械往城門打了過去。
The drum sounds; the soldiers raise their arms and drive at the city gate.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)攻打— to attack, assault常用
→攻擊、進攻— to attack; to go on the offensive常用
→攻讀— to study hard at, take on (a subject)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension