TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
煞
煞 ＝ 殺 ＋ 灬
ㄕㄚˋ · shà
verb/adv — to halt, finish off; very, fiercely
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tshā → shà — the tone tips up
灬義fire, worn down to four dots underneath
殺 shā over fire — 灬, the four dots that fire wears when it sits beneath a graph. The killing sense pulls toward a hard stop and a fierce edge: 煞車、煞尾、兇煞.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
殺（殺）字壓下來，底下四點火（灬）一收——煞住。
殺 bears down, the four dots of fire (灬) beneath it pull tight — a hard stop.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)煞住、煞車— to halt, brake常用
→煞尾— to finish off, round out
→兇煞、煞氣— fierce, baleful
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension