TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
伙
伙 ＝ 亻 ＋ 火
ㄏㄨㄛˇ · huǒ
noun — a companion, a band; mess, board (shared meals)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
A person (亻) and a fire (火). 火 carries the sound huǒ, and the shared cooking fire colors the meaning: the people who eat at one fire — a mess, a band. From there: 伙伴 a partner, 伙食 board, 同伙 an accomplice. 火 is dual-role — the sound and the shared hearth.
意 · Meanings
(本義)一伙、同伙— a band, a group; an accomplice常用
→伙伴— a companion, a partner常用
→伙食— board, mess — meals at the shared fire
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension