TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
炮
ㄆㄠˋ · pào
noun/verb — cannon, firecracker; to roast over fire
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p}ITbāo → pào — the b hardens to p, tone shifts
Fire (火) and 包 bāo, worn from b to p: meat wrapped in its own hide and set in the coals — to roast. The bursting flame later carried the word to gunpowder: the cannon, the firecracker. 炮製、大炮、鞭炮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
帶毛的肉裹好，埋進火（火）堆裡烤——炮。
The meat, still in its hide, packed up and buried in the fire (火) to roast.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)炮製— to roast, cure over fire
→大炮、炮彈— cannon, artillery常用
→鞭炮— firecracker
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension