TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
懶
懶 ＝ 忄 ＋ 賴
ㄌㄢˇ · lǎn
adj — lazy, idle; disinclined, sluggish
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
FTlài → lǎn — initial holds at l, final and tone shift
The heart (忄) that would rather lean than act — laziness. 賴 lài carries the sound, the initial holding at l, the final worn to -an. The character is a later spelling of 嬾, its 女 swapped for the heart 忄. The unwilling heart: 懶惰, 偷懶.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）只想賴在原地，一步都不挪——懶。
The heart (忄) only wants to lean where it is, not move a step — lazy.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)懈、怠— slack, idle
→懶惰、偷懶— lazy, to slack off常用
⇒懶散— sluggish, listless
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
賴làithe phonetic alone — 懶 adds the heart on the left嬾lǎnthe older form — a woman 女 where 懶 took the heart