垃 (lā) — (in 垃圾) trash, rubbish

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字

垃 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)

垃＝土＋立

ㄌㄚ · lā

noun — (in 垃圾) trash, rubbish

字源 FORM — what the parts do

土義earth, a heap of dirt

立聲lì — gives the sound, worn far toward lāa person standing on the ground

FTlì → lā — heavy shift to first tone, open vowel

A heap of earth (土) for the thrown-away. 立 lì lends the sound, dragged a long way to lā. No old root either — late-built to stand beside 圾 and spell one word: 垃圾.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

廢物站（立）成一堆土（土）——垃圾。

The refuse stands (立) heaped into dirt (土) — trash.

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意 · Meanings

(引申)垃圾— trash, rubbish常用

→垃圾車、垃圾桶— the garbage truck; the bin

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension