TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
凋零
ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ · diāolíng
verb — to wither and fall (of flowers, leaves); to decline, dwindle away
字源 FORM — what the parts do
凋to wither, to fade (凋謝)diāo
零to fall scattered, drizzle down (零落)líng
凋零，凋謝的凋，零落的零。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
葉子先乾枯（凋），再像細雨（零上的雨）一片片落下。
The leaves dry out first (凋), then fall one by one like fine rain (the 雨 over 零).
字源記憶法
關 · Related
謝diāoxièflowers withering — the same 枯萎kūwěiwithered and shrivelled — the drier end of it