TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
拜
拜 ＝ 手
ㄅㄞˋ · bài
verb — to bow, to worship
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Two hands (手) come together and the head goes down — 說文: 首至地, the head touching the ground. The right hand runs one stroke longer than the left. From the full bow, every courtesy at a distance: 拜年、拜訪、拜託.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻手（手）合在一起，額頭一直低到地上。
Two hands (手) come together; the forehead goes all the way to the floor.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)下拜、拜神— the bow to the ground; to worship
→拜年、拜訪— the courtesy call常用
→拜託— please — a bow in a word常用
→禮拜— worship; the week常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension