TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
費
費 ＝ 貝 ＋ 弗
ㄈㄟˋ · fèi
verb/noun — to spend, expend; a fee, expense
字源 FORM — what the parts do
弗聲fú — gives the soundtwo arrows bound straight by cords — a curving thing forced flat
FTfú → fèi — the rest shifts off the initial
Money (貝) under 弗 — wealth paid out and scattered, to spend. 弗 fú carries the sound, worn to fèi. From the outlay: 費用、消費、浪費、學費.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
錢（貝）一筆筆散出去（弗），花掉了——費。
Money (貝) paid out and scattered (弗) — spent.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)花費、消費— to spend, expend常用
→費用、學費— fee, cost, expense常用
→浪費— to waste
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
弗fúthe phonetic alone — arrows lashed straight; 費 adds for the money spent貴＝ 𠀐 ＋ guìthe lookalike on the side — 貴 means costly; 費 is the spending itself