TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
虐
虐 ＝ 虍 ＋ 爪
ㄋㄩㄝˋ · nüè
verb/adj — to treat cruelly; cruel, harsh
字源 FORM — what the parts do
虍義a tiger's head and stripes
爪義a hand's claw, turned back toward a personreversed onto the figure below — the claw rakes inward
A tiger (虍) over a clawed hand turned the wrong way — the claw rakes back at a person instead of away. The cruelty is in the reversal: 虐待、暴虐.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
老虎（虍）的爪子翻轉過來，朝著身邊的人抓下去。
The tiger's claw (虍) flips around and rakes at the person right beside it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)殘虐— to treat with cruelty常用
→虐待— to abuse, maltreat常用
⇒暴虐、肆虐— tyrannical; to ravage
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension