TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
逮
逮 ＝ 辵 ＋ 隶
ㄉㄞˋ · dài
verb — to catch, to arrest; to reach, to overtake
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辵義footsteps on a road — going after
隶聲lì — a hand seizing a tail; gives the sound, worn from l to d
ITlì → dài — the initial and tone shift, the rhyme holds
Footsteps on the road (辵) with 隶 lì — a hand grabbing a tail from behind — for the sound, worn from l to d, and for the sense: you walk it down and seize it. To reach, to catch up to, to arrest: 逮捕、逮到、力有未逮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一路追上去（辵），一把（隶）從後頭揪住——逮到了。
The chase runs him down (辵), and a hand (隶) grabs him from behind — caught.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)逮到、逮捕— to catch, to arrest常用
→力有未逮— to reach, to be up to — what is beyond one's reach
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
隶lìthe phonetic on the right — 隶 the seizing hand; 逮 adds the road for the catching-up速sùthe lookalike — 速 takes 束 (a bundle), 逮 takes (the seizing hand)