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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
掏出 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
掏出 ＝ 掏 ＋ 出
ㄊㄠ ㄔㄨ · tāochū
verb — to pull out, to fish out (from a pocket, bag, or hole)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

掏to fish out with the hand (掏錢)tāothe hand 扌 reaching in; 匋 táo gives the sound
出out (出來)chū
掏出，掏錢的掏，出來的出。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手（扌）探進口袋，摸到了，往外（出）一拿。
The hand (扌) goes into the pocket, finds it, and brings it out (出).
記憶法
關 · Related
掏錢tāoqiánto fish out money — the 掏拿出náchūto take out — the plainer word