TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
抱
抱 ＝ 扌 ＋ 包
ㄅㄠˋ · bào
verb — to hold in the arms, embrace; to harbor (a feeling)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
Tbāo → bào — only the tone falls
The hand (扌) closes around and wraps something in — to hold, to embrace. 包 bāo carries both sound and the wrapping sense, the tone fallen to bào. 抱住、擁抱、抱負.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
孩子撲過來，兩臂（扌）一合，把他整個包（包）住——抱緊了。
The child runs in; the arms (扌) close and wrap (包) him whole — held tight.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)摟抱、抱住— to hold in the arms
→擁抱、懷抱— to embrace, cradle常用
⇒抱負、抱怨— to harbor (an aim; a grievance)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension