TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
泛
泛 ＝ 氵 ＋ 乏
ㄈㄢˋ · fàn
verb/adj — to float, drift; to flood; broad, general
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
FTfá → fàn — final and tone shift
Water (氵) and 乏, which carries the sound — to float on the surface, to drift, and so to spread out wide and shallow: broad, general — 廣泛、泛泛. The variant 汎 writes 凡 in the same slot. 乏 fá gives the sound.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一片水（氵）漫開來，東西都浮在上頭、四處飄——泛。
A sheet of water (氵) spreads wide, everything floating loose on top, drifting every way — afloat.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)漂浮、泛舟— to float, drift
→泛濫、氾濫— to flood, overflow常用
⇒廣泛、泛泛— broad, general常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension