TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
逼
逼 ＝ 辶 ＋ 畐
ㄅㄧ · bī
verb — to press, force, compel; to close in on
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義the walk — a road and a foot
畐聲fú — gives the sounda full jar, brimming
{b,p,f}IFTfú → bī — the {b,p,f} crossing; rhyme and tone shift too
The walk (辶) and 畐 fú, a brimming jar. To walk in close and crowd — to press, to force. 畐 lends the sound, f hardened to b, the same 畐 under 福、富、幅. 逼近、逼迫、緊逼.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
對手一步步（辶）逼近，把他擠到牆角，滿（畐）得沒有縫隙。
The opponent steps (辶) in tighter and tighter, crowding him to the wall, leaving no gap (畐).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)逼近、緊逼— to press near, close in
→逼迫、威逼— to force, compel常用
⇒逼真— so close it seems real — lifelike
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension