TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
糟
ㄗㄠ · zāo
noun — distiller's dregs, lees; verb/adj — to spoil, ruined, awful
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{z,c,s}ITcáo → zāo — the initial crosses within the z/c/s family, the tone falls
The grain-mush (米) left after the wine is drawn off — the dregs. 曹 cáo carries the sound, the initial crossing to zāo and the tone falling. From spent, spoiled lees comes the everyday "ruined": 糟了, 糟糕; and 弄糟, to make a mess of.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
酒濾走了，缸底剩一堆米（米）渣——爛糟糟的。
The wine drawn off, a heap of spent grain (米) at the bottom of the vat — a soggy ruin.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)酒糟— distiller's dregs, lees常用
→糟糕、糟了— spoiled, awful, "oh no"常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension