TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
貪
ㄊㄢ · tān
verb/adj — to crave, be greedy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IF≠jīn → tān — the donor's sound has slid far off
Money (貝) wanted now (今) and always — reaching past enough, to be greedy. 今 jīn sits on top for sound, the reading much diverged. 貪心、貪婪、貪污.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
眼前（今）的錢（貝）抓了還要抓——手停不下來，貪。
The money (貝) right in front (今) is grabbed, then grabbed again — the hand will not stop.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)貪心、貪婪— greedy, avaricious常用
→貪污— to take graft, embezzle
⇒貪圖— to covet, hanker after
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension