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TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
嘮 character · B2 (est.)
嘮 ＝ 口 ＋ 勞
ㄌㄠˊ · láo
verb — in 嘮叨: to chatter on, nag

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義mouth — talk that won't stop
勞聲láo — gives the soundtoil — fire over a roof, then strength 力
The mouth (口) keeps working and 勞 láo carries the sound. The talk is labor that never lets up — 嘮叨.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

嘴（口）像在做工（勞），一刻不歇——嘮叨個沒完。
The mouth (口) toils (勞) without a break — nagging on and on.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)嘮叨— to chatter on, nag常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
勞láothe sound half — 嘮 adds 口, 勞 alone is the toil唠láothe simplified form of the same character