TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
懦
懦 ＝ 忄 ＋ 需
ㄋㄨㄛˋ · nuò
adj — cowardly, timid, weak-willed
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
IF≠xū → nuò — initial and final both shift far (儒 rú shares the donor)
The heart (忄) gone soft — weakness, no nerve. 需 xū carries the sound, worn far to n, the same donor under 儒 (rú). The timid heart: 懦弱, 怯懦.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）一虛，腿就軟，事情都不敢碰——懦。
The heart (忄) caves, the legs go weak, and nothing is dared — cowardly.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)駑弱— weak, feeble
→懦弱、怯懦— cowardly, timid常用
⇒懦夫— a coward
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension