圖騰 (túténg) — a totem; an emblem a clan takes as its sacred symbol and ancestor

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

圖騰 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

圖騰＝圖＋騰

ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄥˊ · túténg

noun — a totem; an emblem a clan takes as its sacred symbol and ancestor

字源 FORM — what the parts do

圖picture — chosen for sound (圖畫)túpicks up the "to-" of totem

騰soar — chosen for sound (奔騰)téngpicks up the "-tem" of totem

圖騰，圖畫的圖，奔騰的騰。