TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
扶
扶 ＝ 扌 ＋ 夫
ㄈㄨˊ · fú
verb — to support, steady (with the hand); to help up
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
Tfū → fú — only the tone falls
A hand (扌) under someone to keep him upright — to steady, to help up. 夫 fū carries the sound, the tone fallen to fú. 扶持、攙扶、扶植.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
老人一晃，手（扌）就伸過去托住那個人（夫）。
The old man sways; the hand (扌) reaches in and props the standing man (夫) up.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)攙扶、扶住— to steady, hold up
→扶持、扶助— to support, sustain常用
⇒扶植、扶養— to foster, raise up
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension