满怀

mǎn huái · HSK 7

to have one's heart filled with

🤰 满 = full + 怀 = bosom/chest, so a chest filled up: heart brimming, or an animal heavy with young

满 (full) + 怀 (bosom, to carry in one's chest). A chest that is full: a heart brimming with feeling, a head-on collision that hits the chest full force, or a farm animal heavy with young.

满 — water 氵 + 㒼 (phonetic)
满 is a phono-semantic compound. The water radical 氵 gives the meaning, originally referring to a vessel filled to the brim with water, while 㒼 supplies the sound. From 'full of water' the sense broadened to 'full, filled, complete,' and later 'satisfied' or 'entirely.'

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