TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
敷
敷 ＝ 攵 ＋ 尃
ㄈㄨ · fū
verb — to spread, apply, lay on
字源 FORM — what the parts do
攵義a hand with a stick — an action
尃聲fū — gives the sound甫 over 寸, the spreading-hand donor; 甫 carries the fu sound
A hand with a rod (攵) drives the action while 尃 fū gives the sound — spreading wide, laying on. What you smear, lay out, or pad out: 敷藥、敷設、敷衍.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手持小杖（攵），把藥一層層尃（尃）開——敷上去。
The hand and rod (攵) spread the salve out layer by layer (尃) — laid on.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)敷藥、敷設— to spread on, lay on常用
→敷衍、敷陳— to pad out, deal with perfunctorily常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension