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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
沒收 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
沒收 ＝ 沒 ＋ 收
ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄡ · mòshōu
verb — to confiscate, seize, impound

字源 FORM — what the parts do

沒to sink, take away (沉沒)mòhere read mò, "to take under," not the everyday méi
收to take in, gather (收回)shōu
沒收，沉沒的沒，收回的收。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

東西被收（收）走，像沉（沒）進水裡，不見了。
The thing is taken in (收) and sinks (沒) from sight.
字源
關 · Related
收回shōuhuíthe same 收, taking back