TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
躲
ㄉㄨㄛˇ · duǒ
verb — to hide, dodge, get out of the way
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A body (身) and 朵 duǒ, the bending-flower graph. The body folds itself out of sight — to hide, to dodge. 朵 carries the exact sound. 躲避、躲藏、躲開.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
門一響，他把身子（身）縮到櫃後，連氣都屏住。
The door creaks; he folds his body (身) behind the cabinet and holds his breath.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)躲避、躲藏— to hide, dodge常用
→躲開、躲債— to get out of the way; to dodge a debt
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension