TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
炒
ㄔㄠˇ · chǎo
verb — to stir-fry, sauté
字源 FORM — what the parts do
ITshǎo → chǎo — the initial hardens, tone shifts
Fire (火) under the pan, and 少 shǎo for the sound — the initial later hardened from sh to ch. A little oil over heat, food tossed and turned: 炒飯、炒菜、炒花生.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
油鍋燒起火（火），鏟子一翻再翻——飯炒香了。
Fire (火) under the oiled wok, the spatula turning and turning — the rice fries up fragrant.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)炒菜、炒飯— to stir-fry常用
→炒花生、炒栗子— to dry-roast (nuts, chestnuts)
⇒炒股、炒地皮— to speculate — to "stir up" a market
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension