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TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
躺 character · A2 (est.)
躺 ＝ 身 ＋ 尚
ㄊㄤˇ · tǎng
verb — to lie down, to recline

字源 FORM — what the parts do

身義the body laid out
尚聲gives the soundshàng — drifted to tǎng
IFTshàng → tǎng — initial, final and tone all moved off the donor
The body (身) stretched flat — to lie down. 尚 carries the sound shàng, worn far to tǎng. The everyday sense is reclining: 躺下 to lie down, 躺著 lying there, 平躺 to lie flat on one's back.
意 · Meanings
(本義)躺、躺下— to lie down, to recline常用
→平躺— to lie flat on one's back
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
尚shàngthe sound it carries — 尚 alone is still, to esteem; 躺 adds 身 for to lie down趟＝ 走 ＋ 尚tàngthe 尚 it shares — 趟 sets 尚 beside 走 for a trip; 躺 sets it beside the body 身 for to lie down