TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
撈
撈 ＝ 扌 ＋ 勞
ㄌㄠ · lāo
verb — to scoop or fish out of water; to gain by improper means
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
Tláo → lāo — the tone shifts
A hand (扌) reaches into the water and lifts something out — to scoop, to dredge. 勞 láo carries the sound, worn to lāo. From 撈魚、打撈 to 撈一筆 — fishing out a profit.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）探進池底，勞（勞）了半天，撈起一條滑溜的魚。
The hand (扌) reaches to the bottom of the pond and, after much toil (勞), brings up one slippery fish.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)撈、打撈— to scoop or fish out常用
→撈魚— to net fish
⇒撈一筆— to make an easy or shady gain
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
勞láothe bare phonetic — toil, no hand澇làothe series — by 氵, waterlogged