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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
威脅 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
威脅 ＝ 威 ＋ 脅
ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˊ · wēixié
verb — to threaten; noun — a threat

字源 FORM — what the parts do

威power that frightens (威風)wēi
脅the ribs, the flank (脅)xiéthe body 月; 劦 xié gives the sound
威脅，威風的威，脅是威脅的脅。
關 · Related
威風wēifēngthe same 威 — imposing脅迫xiépòthe same 脅 — to coerce