TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
訴
ㄙㄨˋ · sù
verb — to tell; to complain; to sue
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IF≠chì → sù — worn far from the donor
Speech (言) with 斥 for sound, worn far from its donor — to tell, with a grievance in it. Told to a friend it is 訴苦; told to a judge, 控訴、上訴. The everyday 告訴 keeps only the telling.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
她拉著鄰居坐下，話（言）一句接一句往外倒。
She pulls the neighbor down beside her, and the words (言) pour out, one after another.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)告、訴說— to tell, recount
→告訴— to tell — the everyday word常用
→訴苦、控訴、上訴— to complain; to sue, appeal — grievance brought to an ear
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension