TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
唆
唆 = 口 + 夋
ㄙㄨㄛ · suō
verb — to egg on, incite, instigate; (in 囉唆) to be wordy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
夋聲qūn — gives the sounda figure walking with a slow, dragging gait
IFqūn → suō — the q slides to s, the vowel changes
The mouth (口) working on someone, nudging them into it — to incite. 夋 qūn carries the sound, slid to suō. From the urging mouth comes 唆使、教唆, and the endless on-and-on of 囉唆.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一張嘴(口)湊在耳邊,三句兩句,把人撩動了——去做吧。
A mouth (口) close at the ear, a few words, and the man is nudged into it — go on, do it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)唆使、教唆— to incite, instigate常用
→囉唆— wordy, long-winded
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
俊= 亻 + jùnthe family — 俊 stands a person 亻 beside , 唆 speaks with the mouth 夋qūnthe sound donor — the slow-walking figure