TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
泡
泡 ＝ 氵 ＋ 包
ㄆㄠˋ · pào
noun — bubble, blister; verb — to steep, soak
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
{b,p,f}ITbāo → pào — the {b,p,f} crossing; tone shifts too
Water (氵) wrapping a pocket of air (包) — a bubble, a round skin of water round nothing. 包 bāo carries the sound, worn from b to p, and lends its wrap: what's wrapped in water. From the bubble: foam (泡沫), and to steep things in water (泡茶、泡澡).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一口氣被水（氵）裹起來，鼓成一顆透明小球——一戳就破。
A breath of air caught in water (氵), swelling into a clear little ball — one poke and it's gone.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)水泡、泡沫— bubble; foam常用
→泡茶、泡澡— to steep tea; to soak in a bath常用
⇒泡水、起泡— to be waterlogged; to blister
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension