TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
怠
ㄉㄞˋ · dài
adj/verb — lazy, slack; to neglect
字源 FORM — what the parts do
ITtái → dài — the heart goes slack, the t softens to d
A heart (心) gone slack underneath — laziness, neglect. 台 tái rides on top for the sound, worn from t to d. The mind that won't lift itself: 怠惰、懈怠、怠慢.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
台子（台）上的事還沒做，心（心）先躺平了。
The work still up on the platform (台), and the heart (心) below has already lain down.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)怠惰、懶怠— lazy, slack常用
→怠慢、懈怠— to neglect, slight常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension