TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
禍
禍 ＝ 示 ＋ 咼
ㄏㄨㄛˋ · huò
noun — disaster, calamity, misfortune
字源 FORM — what the parts do
咼聲guō — gives the sounda mouth set askew, a crooked sign
{g,k,h}ITguō → huò — the {g,k,h} crossing; tone shifts too
The altar (示) and 咼 guō, a mouth set crooked — the spirits send down a bad sign, calamity. The original sense is divine harm; from there every disaster: 災禍, 禍害, 車禍. 咼 carries the sound, worn from g to h. It stands against 福, the blessing.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
神壇（示）上現出一個歪口（咼）的凶兆——禍要來了。
On the altar (示) a crooked mouth (咼) shows — an ill omen, and disaster is coming.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)禍、災禍— disaster, calamity常用
→禍害、車禍、闖禍— harm; an accident; to make trouble常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
福＝ ＋ 畐fúits opposite at the altar — 福 sets 畐 (a full jar, blessing), 禍 a crooked mouth 渦wōshares the sound — 渦 (a whirlpool) with water 氵; 禍 with the altar