TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
哺
ㄅㄨˇ · bǔ
verb — to feed (from the mouth); to chew food for young
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Ifǔ → bǔ — the initial hardened
Food worked in the mouth (口) and passed on — to feed the young. 甫 fǔ carries the sound, the same donor under 圃 and 脯, hardened here to bǔ. From the fed mouthful: 哺育、哺乳.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
嘴（口）裡嚼軟了，低頭餵給張嘴等著的小東西。
The mouth (口) softens the food, then bends down to the small open beak waiting.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)哺育、哺乳— to feed, suckle the young常用
→反哺— to feed back, repay one's parents
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension