TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
朋友
ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ · péngyǒu
noun — friend
字源 FORM — what the parts do
朋friend; companions of equal standing (朋友的朋)péngtwo strings of cowrie shells hanging side by side — equal-value companions; those who balance you
友friend; to befriend (友誼的友)yǒu又 (right hand) + 又 (right hand) — two right hands reaching toward each other; the gesture of the friend
朋友，朋友的朋，友誼的友。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩串貝殼（朋）等值並掛；一手（友：又）迎著另一手（又）——等重、手相交，這是朋友。
Two strings of equal-weight cowries hanging side by side (朋: matched-value companions); one hand (又 in 友) reaching to meet another hand (又) — equal in value and open-handed. That is a friend.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
情yǒuqíngfriendship — the bond between 知己zhījǐa confidant — the deepest