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告狀 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
告狀 ＝ 告 ＋ 狀
ㄍㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ · gàozhuàng
verb — to file a lawsuit; to tattle, to complain to someone in authority

字源 FORM — what the parts do

告to accuse (控告)gào
狀a written complaint (狀紙)zhuàng
告狀，控告的告，狀紙的狀。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

捧著一張狀紙（狀），到衙門前告（告）一狀。
Holding a written complaint (狀), one goes before the court and lodges (告) the charge.
記憶法
關 · Related
控告kònggàothe formal accusation — the same 告狀紙zhuàngzhǐthe complaint document — the 狀 you submit