TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
搖
搖 ＝ 扌 ＋ 䍃
ㄧㄠˊ · yáo
verb — to shake, sway, rock
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
䍃聲yáo — a jar (缶) with stuff (肉) tipped over it; gives the soundthe same piece runs through 遙、謠 — easy to miss once it sits on the right
The hand (扌) tips a thing this way and that — to shake, to rock. 䍃 yáo carries the sound; the same element runs through 遙 (far) and 謠 (a chant). So 搖晃 wobbles, 搖頭 shakes the head, 搖籃 is the rocking cradle.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）抓住籃子的繩，一推一收，籃裡的人就晃起來。
The hand (扌) takes the cradle's cord, pushing and pulling, and the one inside rocks.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)搖晃、搖擺— to shake, sway常用
→搖頭、搖手— to shake the head; to wave the hand常用
⇒搖籃、動搖— the cradle; to waver, be shaken
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension