TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
罰
罰 ＝ 詈 ＋ 刂
ㄈㄚˊ · fá
verb/noun — to punish, fine, penalize; a penalty
字源 FORM — what the parts do
詈義a tongue-lashing — words 言 under the net 罒罒 over 言, a scolding
刂義a knife — the threat behind the words
A scolding (詈, words 言 caught in the net 罒) backed by a knife (刂) — a small punishment. From the dressing-down comes the fine, the penalty: 處罰、罰款、懲罰.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一張嘴被網（罒）住罵個不停（詈），旁邊還亮著刀（刂）——罰。
A mouth netted (罒) and scolded without let-up (詈), a knife (刂) glinting alongside — the penalty.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)罰、處罰— to punish, penalize常用
→罰款、罰金— a fine
⇒懲罰、責罰— to discipline, chastise
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
詈lìthe core inside — 詈 alone is the scolding, 罰 adds the knife to make it a penalty罪zuìthe partner — 罪 is the crime under the net, 罰 the punishment with the knife