TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
墮
墮 ＝ 土 ＋ 隋
ㄉㄨㄛˋ · duò
verb — to fall, drop; to sink (morally)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
隋聲suí — gives the sound, worn from s to d
ITsuí → duò — the initial and tone both shift
Earth (土) below with 隋 suí for the sound, worn from s to d. What gives way drops to the ground — so 墮 is to fall, and from a falling body to a falling spirit: 墮落、墮地.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手一鬆，東西直直往土（土）上掉——墮下去了。
The hand lets go, and it drops straight to the earth (土) — fallen.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)墮地、墜墮— to fall, to drop常用
→墮落— to sink, to degenerate — a falling of spirit常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
隋suíthe phonetic above — 隋 gives the sound; 墮 sets beneath for the fall墜zhuìits near-twin — 墜 is to drop from a height, 墮 the plainer fall