TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
乓
乓 ＝ 兵
ㄆㄤ · pāng
onomatopoeia — a heavier bang or pong
字源 FORM — what the parts do
兵 (a soldier) with its right foot struck away — 乓, coined to be a sound: a heavier bang than its twin. Paired with 乒 (the left foot gone) it names the to-and-fro of 乒乓, table tennis.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
球落到桌面，重重一彈——乓！
The ball drops to the table and bounces back hard — pāng!
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)撞擊聲— a heavier banging sound常用
→乒乓— ping-pong, table tennis
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension