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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
肚 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
肚 ＝ 月 ＋ 土
ㄉㄨˋ · dù
noun — belly, stomach; tripe (as food)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

月義flesh — the 肉 radical, written 月 on the body
土聲tǔ — gives the soundthe same 土 under 杜、肚
ITtǔ → dù — the reading voiced and the tone fell
Flesh (月, the body radical) and the sound 土 — the soft part of the body below the ribs, tǔ voiced to dù. The belly, then the belly's lining sold as food: 肚子、大肚、牛肚.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一塊軟軟的肉（月）鼓在腰下——肚子。
A soft mound of flesh (月) below the ribs — the belly.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)肚子、腹部— belly, stomach常用
→大肚、肚量— paunch; capacity to take things
→牛肚、肚絲— tripe, as food
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
肛gāngthe lookalike — 肛 takes 工 for the anus, 肚 takes 土 for the belly; both ride the flesh 月