TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
版
ㄅㄢˇ · bǎn
noun — a printing block; an edition, version
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{f,b}ITfǎn → bǎn — the f hardens to b, tone shifts
A flat board (片) — the plank you carve to print from. 反 fǎn carries the sound, worn from f to b. From the carved board come the edition it prints and, in time, the "version" of a thing: 出版、版本、版權.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊平木板(片)刻滿了字,刷上墨,一壓——印出一版。
A flat board (片) carved full of characters, inked, pressed down — and out comes an edition.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)木版、印版— printing block, plank常用
→出版、版本— to publish; edition, version
→版權— copyright
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension