TSUMUGU · B1 · 字
夫
ㄈㄨ · fū
noun — an adult man; a husband
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A standing adult (大) with a bar (一) across the top — the hairpin that pins up a grown man's hair, the mark of coming of age. So: an adult man, a husband. 夫 lends its sound to 扶、芙.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
成年的男子（大）站定，頭上橫插一支簪（一）——他成人了。
A grown man (大) stands, a single pin (一) set across his hair — he has come of age.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)丈夫、夫妻— a husband常用
→農夫— a farmer — a working man
→夫婦— a married couple
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension