TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 字
彿
彿 ＝ 彳 ＋ 弗
ㄈㄨˊ · fú
used only in 彷彿 — to seem, resemble
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彳義a step — walking, going
弗聲fú — gives the sound
A step (彳) plus the sound 弗 (fú) — a character with one job only: it pairs with 彷 to write 彷彿, to seem, to resemble. The 弗 sound also drives its twin 髣髴 and the look-alike 佛. On its own it means nothing; it lives entirely in that one word.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
霧裡走（彳）過一個影子，看不真切，弗（弗）能確定——彷彿有人。
A shape passes in the fog as you walk (彳), too faint to be sure of — 彷彿 someone is there.
字源
意 · Meanings
(本義)彷彿— to seem, resemble常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension