entries → 發
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
發 =
ㄈㄚ · fā
verb — to send out, emit; to develop

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a bow
bá — gives the soundtwo feet (癶) and a hand with a pole (殳) — trampling forward
{b,p,f}ITbá → fā — the {b,p,f} crossing; tone shifts too
A bow (弓) lets the arrow go — to shoot. 癹 bá carries the sound, worn from b to f. From the loosed arrow, everything that leaves or comes out: 發現、發生、發展.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

)拉滿,手指一鬆——箭已經出去了。
The bow (弓) drawn full; the fingers open — and the arrow is already away.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)發射— to shoot (an arrow)
發出、發生— to send out; to happen常用
發展、發達— to develop — growth let loose
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension