TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
抄
抄 ＝ 扌 ＋ 少
ㄔㄠ · chāo
verb — to copy out, transcribe; to scoop up; to raid
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
{zh,ch,sh}IFTshǎo → chāo — sibilant sh shifted to ch
The hand (扌) scoops a little up — to grab, to skim off. 少 shǎo carries the sound, sh worn to ch. From scooping another's words: 抄寫、抄襲、抄本.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）一伸，把桌上幾（少）行字原樣撈走——抄下來。
The hand (扌) reaches and skims a few (少) lines off the page, word for word — copied.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)撈取、抄掠— to scoop up; to raid
→抄寫、抄錄— to copy out, transcribe常用
⇒抄襲— to plagiarize
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension