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窩 character · TOCFL C1 (est.)
窩 ＝ 穴 ＋ 咼
ㄨㄛ · wō
noun — nest, den, hollow

字源 FORM — what the parts do

穴義a cave, a hollow opening
咼聲guō — gives the sounda mouth set askew
{g,k,h}IFTguō → wō — the sound worn far
A hollow (穴) and 咼 guō — the snug curved hole where a bird or beast sleeps, a nest. From the den came every hollow shaped to hold: 鳥窩, 眼窩, and the hideaway where someone is stashed, 窩藏. 咼 carries the sound, worn far from guō to wō.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

山壁的洞（穴）裡，鳥蜷成一團，睡得正暖。
In a hollow (穴) in the rock a bird curls into itself, sleeping warm.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鳥窩、狗窩— nest, den常用
→眼窩、酒窩— a hollow, socket, dimple
⇒窩藏、賊窩— a hideaway; to harbor
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
渦wōshares the 咼 sound — 渦 (a whirlpool) with water 氵; 窩 with a cave 穴鍋＝ 金 ＋ 咼guōshares the 咼 sound — 鍋 (a pot) with metal 金; 窩 with a cave 穴