TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
播
播 ＝ 扌 ＋ 番
ㄅㄛ · bō
verb — to sow by scattering; to broadcast, spread
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
{b,p,f}ITfān → bō — the {b,p,f} crossing, tone too
A hand (扌) casts seed across turned earth — to sow. 番 fān carries the sound, worn to bō across the {b,p,f} family. From sowing comes the wider casting: 播種 to 廣播、傳播 — scattering words and signals far.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）抓起種子，沿著番（番）耕翻過的田壟撒下去，一行行播開。
The hand (扌) takes the seed and casts it down the furrows of the turned (番) field, sowing row on row.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)播、播種— to sow by scattering常用
→廣播、播音— to broadcast, to air常用
⇒傳播— to spread, transmit
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension