TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 字
罩
罩 ＝ 罒 ＋ 卓
ㄓㄠˋ · zhào
verb/noun — to cover, overspread; a cover, shade, hood
字源 FORM — what the parts do
罒義a net — cast down over somethingthe 网 radical, flattened on top
FTzhuó → zhào — the final and tone worn down
A net (罒) dropped from above (卓) — to cover. 卓 zhuó, standing high, carries the sound, worn to zhào. What you pull down over a thing: 口罩、燈罩、罩住.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
漁人把網（罒）高高一揚（卓），往下一扣——魚全罩住了。
The fisher swings the net (罒) up high (卓) and claps it down — the fish are all covered.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)罩住、籠罩— to cover, overspread常用
→口罩、燈罩、面罩— a cover, hood, shade
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension