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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
辦法 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
辦法 =
ㄅㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ · bànfǎ
noun — method; way; means (for solving a problem)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to handle; to manage (辦事的辦)bàn辡(bǐng, phonetic — two blades flanking a central mark; decisiveness) + 力(strength) — handled with force and decision
method; law (方法的法)氵(water) + 去(phonetic qù→fǎ, drift) — water seeking its level; the original form included 廌 (a truth-sensing beast) now contracted
辦法,辦事的辦,方法的法。