TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
勞
ㄌㄠˊ · láo
verb/noun — to toil; labor
字源 FORM — what the parts do
炏義twin fires
冖義a roof
Strength (力) under fire (炏) at the roof (冖). The old graph carries two tellings: the house ablaze and every muscle thrown at it — or lamps burning past midnight over unfinished work. Either way, effort that burns: 勞動、疲勞.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋頂（冖）燒起來了（炏），全村的手臂（力）排成一線傳水桶。
The roof (冖) catches (炏); every arm in the village (力) strains down the bucket line.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)辛勞、勞動— toil, labor常用
→勞工、勞力— labor; the laborer
→疲勞— worn out — strength burned through
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension