TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
搓
搓 ＝ 扌 ＋ 差
ㄘㄨㄛ · cuō
verb — to rub or twist between the hands
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
{ch}/{c}IFchā → cuō — initial and final both shift
Two hands (扌) work back and forth against each other — to rub, to twist. 差 chā carries the sound, worn to cuō. From 搓手、搓繩 to 搓圓 — palms turning a thing round.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩手（扌）夾住一截麻，前後一搓，差（差）參的纖維擰成一條繩。
The two hands (扌) catch a length of hemp and rub it back and forth, the uneven (差) fibers twisting into one cord.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)搓— to rub between the hands常用
→搓手、搓繩— to wring the hands; to twist a rope
⇒搓圓— to roll into a ball
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension