entries → 抖
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 4 (est.)
抖 =
ㄉㄡˇ · dǒu
verb — to shake, tremble; to shake out, rouse

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the hand
dǒu — gives the sounda long-handled ladle
The hand (扌) jerks back and forth — to shake, to tremble. 斗 dǒu carries the sound straight through. From shaking: 發抖、抖動、抖擻.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手()抓住)猛地一甩,裡頭的東西全抖了出來。
The hand (扌) grabs the ladle (斗) and jerks — and everything in it shakes loose.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)顫動、發抖— to shake, tremble
抖動、抖開— to shake (out), jolt常用
抖擻— to rouse, brace up
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
dǒuthe bare ladle, before the hand reached inchànthe partner sense — to quiver