TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
匹
匹 ＝ 匚 ＋ 八
ㄆㄧˇ · pǐ
noun/measure — a bolt of cloth; a match, equal; classifier for horses and cloth
字源 FORM — what the parts do
匚形a box, an enclosure
A length of cloth folded into its box (匚), the fold splitting it in two (八) — a bolt, four 丈 long. From the measured cloth comes the measure word, and from a matched pair, the sense of equal: 匹配、匹敵.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
整疋布摺好（匚），中間對開（八）——剛好一匹。
The whole bolt folded into its case (匚), split down the middle (八) — exactly one 匹.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)一匹布（四丈）— a bolt of cloth, four 丈 long
→一匹馬、一匹布— classifier for horses and cloth常用
⇒匹配、匹敵— to match, be equal to
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
匠＝ ＋ 斤jiàngthe lookalike — 匠 holds an axe 斤 in the box, 匹 holds the split 匡kuāngthe box family — 匡 holds 王 in the enclosure