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痛
痛 ＝ 疒 ＋ 甬
ㄊㄨㄥˋ · tòng
verb/adj — to hurt; painful
字源 FORM — what the parts do
疒義the sickbed — a person laid flat against a frame
甬聲yǒng — gives the sound
ITyǒng → tòng — 甬's family splits: 通 tōng、桶 tǒng、勇 yǒng
The sickbed (疒) holds the meaning; 甬 gives the sound, yǒng worn to tòng. From the body's ache outward: 頭痛、痛苦; run all the way through, 痛 turns thorough — 痛快、痛哭.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
他躺在床（疒）上，手按著肚子，眉頭擰成一團。
Flat on the bed (疒), a hand pressed to his stomach, brow screwed tight.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)疼痛— to hurt, an ache常用
→痛苦— suffering
⇒痛快、痛哭— through-and-through — utterly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension