TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
憑
憑 ＝ 馮 ＋ 心
ㄆㄧㄥˊ · píng
verb/prep — to lean on, rely on; to go by, on the strength of
字源 FORM — what the parts do
馮聲píng — gives the sounda horse 馬 over ice 冫 — read píng in the lean-on sense
A heart (心) that leans — to rely. 馮 píng carries the sound, exact, sitting whole on top. From leaning: 憑藉, 憑欄, and the everyday 憑什麼 — on the strength of what.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（心）找到能靠的，整個倚上去——憑。
The heart (心) finds something to lean on and rests its weight there — to rely.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)依、靠— to lean on, rely常用
→憑藉、憑欄— to depend on; to lean at a railing
⇒憑什麼、憑證— on what grounds; proof
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
馮píngthe phonetic alone — 憑 hangs the heart beneath it