TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
碑
碑 ＝ 石 ＋ 卑
ㄅㄟ · bēi
noun — stone tablet, stele, monument
字源 FORM — what the parts do
卑聲bēi — gives the soundlow, humble (卑) — here only the sound
A stone (石) stood upright and inscribed — the stele, the monument. 卑 bēi carries the sound exactly. From the raised stone, every carved tablet: 石碑、碑文、墓碑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊石頭（石）豎直立起，面上刻字——一座碑。
A stone (石) raised upright, words cut into its face — a standing tablet.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)石碑— upright inscribed stone, stele常用
→碑文— the inscription on a stele
→墓碑— tombstone — a stele over a grave
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
卑bēithe bare sound donor — 卑 alone is "lowly", 碑 adds the stone (stele)牌＝ 片 ＋ páithe lookalike in use — 牌 is a wooden 片 plaque, 碑 is cut in stone