TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
糞
糞 ＝ 廾 ＋ 釆
ㄈㄣˋ · fèn
noun — dung, manure; (verb) to clear away, fertilise
字源 FORM — what the parts do
廾義two hands, lifting
釆義scattered grain, sweepings — you cannot see it whole in the modern middle
Two hands (廾) below, sweepings (釆) above — hands pushing the swept-up waste out (棄除也). The cleared-out muck becomes manure for the field: 糞便、糞土、施糞.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩手（廾）捧著畚箕，把掃攏的渣滓（釆）一股腦兒倒出去。
Two hands (廾) lift the pan and tip the swept-up sweepings (釆) out in one go.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)糞便、屎糞— dung, excrement常用
→糞土— muck, dirt — worthless stuff
→糞田、施糞— to manure, fertilise a field
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension