TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
抹
抹 ＝ 扌 ＋ 末
ㄇㄛˇ · mǒ
verb — to wipe; to smear on; to erase
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
Tmò → mǒ — only the tone turns
The hand (扌) drags flat across a surface — to wipe, to spread thin. 末 mò carries the sound, the tone turned to mǒ. From the swipe: 抹去、抹油、抹黑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）一橫掃過桌面，把寫到末（末）尾的字全抹掉。
The hand (扌) sweeps flat across the desk and wipes the writing, down to the last (末) stroke.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)擦、抹去— to wipe, rub off
→塗抹、抹油— to smear on, daub常用
⇒抹黑、抹殺— to blacken; to blot out
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension