TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
兵
兵 ＝ 斤 ＋ 廾
ㄅㄧㄥ · bīng
noun — weapon, arms; soldier, troops; the military
字源 FORM — what the parts do
廾義two hands raised together
Two hands (廾) grip an axe (斤) and heft it — arms, and the men who carry them. From the held weapon: 士兵、兵器, and the whole craft of 兵法. No sound part — both halves are meaning.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩手（廾）抬起一把斧頭（斤）——拿起來的，就是兵。
Two hands (廾) lift an axe (斤) — what they raise is the weapon, and the soldier both.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)兵器、武器— weapon, arms
→士兵、兵士— soldier, troops常用
⇒兵法、兵役— military affairs; the art of war
⇒兵戈、戰事— warfare
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension