腾 téng to fly
to fly; to soar; to gallop; rising; to make room; to clear out
怎么记住“腾”: 月 moon + 龹 rolled up + 马 horse = to fly. Under a full moon the boy jumps on the carousel with his trousers rolled up and commands his wooden horse to fly.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
腾 = 月 moon + 𱅑 ascend
- 月 moon
- 𱅑 ascend
- 龹 rolled up
- 马 horse
Under a full moon the boy jumps on the carousel with his trousers rolled up and commands his wooden horse to fly.
How it came to be
The horse gives the meaning and the other parts the sound; the word first meant a horse galloping.
用法
- Core image is rising/surging motion: 沸腾 (fèiténg) to boil, 奔腾 (bēnténg) to gallop/surge, 腾飞 (téngfēi) to soar (of an economy).
- Very productively means "to clear out / free up": 腾出时间 (téngchū shíjiān) to make time, 腾地方 (téng dìfang) to make room. Colloquial 折腾 (zhēteng) = to toss about / put someone through the wringer.