TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
脅
脅 ＝ 月 ＋ 劦
ㄒㄧㄝˊ · xié
noun/verb — the ribs, flank; to coerce, threaten
字源 FORM — what the parts do
劦聲xié — gives the soundthree ploughs (力) pulling together — joint force
The flank — the slab of flesh (月) over the ribs. 劦 xié — three forces bearing together — carries the sound, the same piece in 協. Squeezing in on a person from the side, hence to coerce: 脅迫、威脅.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
三股力（劦）從旁邊夾住肋下（月）——人被卡得動彈不得。
Three forces (劦) clamp on the flank (月) from the side — a man pinned, unable to move.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)兩膀、肋— the flank, the ribs
→脅迫、威脅— to coerce; to threaten常用
⇒脅持— to hold hostage
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension