TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
砸
砸 ＝ 石 ＋ 帀
ㄗㄚˊ · zá
verb — to smash, pound with a weight; to bungle
字源 FORM — what the parts do
帀空the right side — its sound role is not recoverablea worn element; the student cannot pull a clean phonetic from it
A stone (石) brought down with weight — to smash, to pound. The right side no longer surfaces a clear sound-piece. From the falling rock, the job brought crashing down: 砸壞、砸碎、砸鍋.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊石頭（石）高高舉起，往下一砸——碎了。
A stone (石) hoisted high, brought down hard — and it shatters.
自撰記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)砸壞、砸碎— to smash, pound常用
→砸鍋、搞砸— to bungle, fail常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension