TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
擾
擾 ＝ 扌 ＋ 憂
ㄖㄠˇ · rǎo
verb — to disturb, trouble, harass
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
IFT≠yōu → rǎo — the reading shifts far from the donor
A hand (扌) keeps reaching in to bother — to disturb. 憂 yōu carries the sound, worn across initial, final, and tone to rǎo. From 打擾、騷擾 to 擾亂.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）三番兩次來攪局，把人擾得心裡發憂（憂），靜不下來。
The hand (扌) keeps butting in, disturbing the person until worry (憂) sets in and there's no peace.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)擾、打擾— to disturb, to trouble常用
→騷擾— to harass常用
⇒擾亂— to disrupt, throw into disorder
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension