TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
袍
ㄆㄠˊ · páo
noun — a long robe, gown
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p,f}Ibāo → páo — the {b,p,f} family, b softened to p
Cloth (衣) with 包 bāo for the sound — and 包 wraps, which is just what a long robe does: it wraps the whole body. The donor reads bāo, here voiced to páo. 包 also gives 抱、胞、泡.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊大布（衣），把人從肩到腳整個 包（包）起來——一件長袍。
A wide cloth (衣) wraps a body shoulder to foot, 包 — and that is the robe.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)長袍— a long robe常用
→旗袍、棉袍— gown, padded coat常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension