TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
排
排 ＝ 扌 ＋ 非
ㄆㄞˊ · pái
verb — to arrange in a row; to push; noun — a row
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
{b,p,f}Ifēi → pái — the {b,p,f} crossing
A hand (扌) sets things in line — to arrange, 排列、排隊. The same hand shoves the other way — 排除、排斥. 非 fēi gives the sound, its f worn across to p; you still hear it in 悲 bēi and 輩 bèi.
意 · Meanings
(本義)排列、排隊— to arrange in a row; line up常用
→一排— a row
→排除、排斥— to push out, exclude
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension