TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
旁
旁 ＝ 方 ＋ 亠
ㄆㄤˊ · páng
noun — the side; beside
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p,f}ITfāng → páng — f back to p, the older lip sound showing
亠形the worn crown of the old graph (亠 with 丷 and 冖) — 說文 already marks it 闕, unknown
方 fāng carries the sound, f stepping back to p — the older lip sound showing through. The crown above wore down early; 說文 already writes 闕 beside it — unknown. The word starts wide, out to every side, and settles at the side itself: 旁邊、兩旁.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
方（方）桌坐滿了，後來的人端著碗站在旁邊。
The square (方) table is full; the latecomer stands at its side, bowl in hand.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)廣、四旁— wide — out to every side
→旁邊、兩旁— the side; beside常用
⇒旁人、旁聽— bystanders — at the edge of the matter
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension