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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
處罰 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
處罰 ＝ 處 ＋ 罰
ㄔㄨˇ ㄈㄚˊ · chǔfá
verb — to punish, to penalize

字源 FORM — what the parts do

處to deal with, to sentence (處理)chǔ
罰to penalize (罰款)fá罒 net over 言 words is a scolding; 刂 the knife beside it
處罰，處理的處，處罰的罰。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把人擺平（處），罵的話（言）落下，刀（刂）跟著——罰。
The wrongdoer is dealt with (處): scolding words (言) come down, the knife (刂) follows — a penalty.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
處理chǔlǐto handle, to deal with — the same 處罰款fákuǎna fine — the same 罰