TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 字
揍
揍 ＝ 扌 ＋ 奏
ㄗㄡˋ · zòu
verb — to hit, beat, thrash (someone)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand — the striking
A hand (扌) plus the sound 奏 (zòu) — a colloquial word for to hit, to beat someone. 奏 carries only the sound; the hand carries the blow. Everyday speech: 揍他一頓, to give him a beating.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（扌）掄起來，結結實實一下——揍。
A hand (扌) winds up and lands it square — 揍.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)打、揍人— to hit, beat常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension