entries → 轟
TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
character · B1 (est.)
轟 =
ㄏㄨㄥ · hōng
verb — to rumble, boom; to blast, bombard

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a cart — written three times, a din of carts
Three carts (車車車) on the road at once — the rumble of many wheels. From that din: 轟炸 to bomb, 轟動 to cause a sensation, the loud and grand.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

三輛)同時碾過石板路,地都在震。
Three carts (車車車) grind over the flagstones at once — the ground itself shakes.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)群車聲— the rumble of many carts常用
轟鳴、轟動— to roar; to cause a sensation常用
轟炸— to bomb, blast常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension