TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
惹
ㄖㄜˇ · rě
verb — to provoke, stir up, bring on (trouble)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFTruò → rě — initial, final and tone all shift
The heart (心) churned up — 若 ruò gives the sound, worn all the way to rě. Together: to stir something up, to bring it on yourself: 惹事、惹禍、惹人注意.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（心）一動，話一出口，麻煩就招來了——惹。
One stir of the heart (心), one word out — and trouble is on you: to provoke.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)惹起、招惹— to provoke, stir up常用
→惹事、惹禍— to bring on trouble常用
⇒惹人注意、惹眼— to attract — to draw onto oneself
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension