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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
牌 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)
牌 ＝ 片 ＋ 卑
ㄆㄞˊ · pái
noun — a board, plate, sign; a card, tile; a brand

字源 FORM — what the parts do

片義a split piece of wood, a flat board
卑聲bēi — gives the soundsound drifted bēi → pái
{b,p,m}Ibēi → pái — the {b,p,m} crossing, b to p
A flat split board (片); 卑 bēi on the right for the sound, the initial sliding from b to p. A board hung up to be read — a sign, a plaque: 招牌、門牌. Cut small and handheld, the same board is a card or tile: 撲克牌、麻將牌; the name burned into it becomes the 品牌, the brand.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一塊扁木片（片）掛在門口，上頭寫著字——招牌。
A flat slab of wood (片) hung by the door, lettered across the face — a signboard.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)牌、招牌— a board, sign, plaque常用
→撲克牌、麻將牌— a card; a tile常用
⇒品牌、名牌— a brand, a name
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
版＝ 片 ＋ 反bǎnthe lookalike — 版 takes 反 for a printing-block, 牌 takes 卑 for a hung board; both ride 片卑bēithe sound on the right, alone — low, humble