TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
改變
ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ · gǎibiàn
verb — to change; to alter; to transform
字源 FORM — what the parts do
改to correct; to change (改正的改)gǎi己(self) + 攴(hand with rod — a corrective strike) — striking the self to correct course
變to transform; to change (變化的變)biàn絲(silk threads — tangled/rearranged, two 糸) + 攴(a striking hand) — a hand rearranging tangled threads
改變，改正的改，變化的變。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
己（己→改中的己）挨了一棒（攴→改中的攴），亂絲（絲→變中的絲）被手（攴→變中的攴）理順——那叫改變。
The self (己 in 改) takes a corrective tap (攴 in 改); tangled threads (絲 in 變) struck and reordered (攴 in 變) — that is 改變.
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