TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
陪
陪 ＝ 阜 ＋ 咅
ㄆㄟˊ · péi
verb — to accompany, to keep company; to assist
字源 FORM — what the parts do
阜義a mound, a stepped slope — written 阝 on the left
咅聲pǒu — gives the sound, worn from pǒu to péi
{b,p}ITpǒu → péi — same {b,p} family, tone shifts too
A second mound (阜 / 阝) heaped beside the first — 咅 pǒu carries the sound, worn to péi. From earth piled alongside comes the one who stands alongside: 陪伴、陪同.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
主堆旁邊再堆一座（阝）——添上去，作伴的。
One mound (阝) raised beside another — added on, keeping it company.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)陪、增益— to add to, to heap alongside
→陪伴、陪同— to accompany, to keep company常用
⇒陪襯、陪葬— to set off as a foil; to bury alongside
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension