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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
勒索 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
勒索 ＝ 勒 ＋ 索
ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ · lèsuǒ
verb — to extort, blackmail; to squeeze money or goods out of someone by threat

字源 FORM — what the parts do

勒to rein in, force (勒緊)lèthe bridle-strap (革) pulled tight
索to demand (索取)suǒa twisted rope (糸) — here, the demanding
勒索，勒緊的勒，索取的索。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

韁繩（革）勒住脖子，一手伸出來索（糸）錢。
The strap (革) pulls tight at the throat while a hand reaches out to demand (糸) the money.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
敲詐qiāozhàto extort by fraud — the near-synonym索取suǒqǔto demand and take — the same 索