TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
奪
ㄉㄨㄛˊ · duó
verb — to seize, snatch; to strip away
字源 FORM — what the parts do
隹義a short-tailed bird
A hand (寸) clamps onto a bird (隹) — and it flutters loose. From the bird that almost got away comes the whole sense of 奪: to grab, to wrest, to take by force: 奪取、剝奪.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（寸）剛攥住鳥（隹），翅膀一撲——險些就奪走了。
The hand (寸) closes on the bird (隹); the wings beat once — and it is nearly wrested free.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)奪取— to seize, wrest away常用
→剝奪— to strip away, deprive
⇒奪冠— to take the title
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension