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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
胸 character · TOCFL C1 (est.)
胸 ＝ 月 ＋ 匈
ㄒㄩㄥ · xiōng
noun — the chest; the breast, the heart

字源 FORM — what the parts do

月義flesh (肉) — the body radical, written 月
匈聲xiōng — gives the sound
Flesh (肉, written 月) marks the body part; 匈 xiōng carries the sound at full strength. Together they write the chest. From the chest comes what it is felt to hold: one's heart, one's reach — 胸懷, 胸有成竹.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

月（肉）旁立著匈（匈），按在胸口上。
Flesh (月) beside 匈 (xiōng), pressed to the chest.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)胸膛— the chest常用
→胸懷、胸襟— the bosom; one's breadth of mind
⇒胸有成竹— a fully formed plan held in the chest
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
匈xiōngthe sound side — stands without the flesh radical