TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
搬
搬 ＝ 扌 ＋ 般
ㄅㄢ · bān
verb — to move, carry, shift (by hand)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a handthe carrying hand
A hand (扌) and 般 bān for the sound. 般 already holds a boat (舟) and a hand turning it (殳) — moving a heavy thing around. Add the hand of 扌 and the work is plain manual hauling: 搬家、搬運. To pick up and carry somewhere else.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（扌）抬起箱子，另一頭般（般）的手在轉——一步步挪過去。
One hand (扌) lifts the crate, the turning hand of 般 swings it round — and it shifts across, step by step.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)搬運、搬抬— to carry, haul by hand常用
→搬家、搬遷— to move house, relocate常用
⇒搬弄— to shift about; to stir up trouble
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension