夥 (huǒ) — a group, band; quantifier — a bunch (of people)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字

夥 character · TOCFL C1 (est.)

夥＝多＋果

ㄏㄨㄛˇ · huǒ

noun — a group, band; quantifier — a bunch (of people)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

多義many — worn into the 夕 on the lefttwo stacked 夕 mean a heap; here flattened to one

果聲guǒ — gives the soundfruit on a tree, a thing that fills out

Iguǒ → huǒ — the fruit-sound slid in dialect

The left side is 多 (many) worn down to a single 夕 — a heap of things. 果 guǒ carries the sound, slid to huǒ. Plenty, a great number; from much to a crowd that does much together: 一夥人、夥伴.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

樹上結了滿滿一串果（果），多到數不清——一大夥。

The tree hangs heavy with fruit (果), more than anyone can count — a whole bunch.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)許多、一大夥— many, a great number常用

→夥伴、同夥— a partner, companion常用

→一夥人— a band, a group of people

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension