entries → 嗽
TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
嗽 character · A2 (est.)
嗽 ＝ 口 ＋ 欶
ㄙㄡˋ · sòu
verb — to cough (in 咳嗽)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義a mouth — where the cough comes out
欶聲sù — gives the sounda bundle (束) beside a gaping mouth (欠), sucking in breath
IFTsù → sòu — the rime opens up, tone shifts
A mouth (口) and 欶 sù, which is itself a gaping mouth (欠) sucking breath past a bundle (束) — the inhale before the bark. Together they write the cough, paired in 咳嗽. 欶 lends the sound, opened to sòu.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

先吸一口氣（欶），再從口（口）裡咳出來。
First a breath drawn in (欶), then the cough out through the mouth (口).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)咳嗽— to cough常用
→乾嗽— a dry cough
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
嗾sǒuthe lookalike — same 口, but 族 inside for setting a dog on; 嗽 keeps 欶