TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
辦
辦 ＝ 辡 ＋ 力
ㄅㄢˋ · bàn
verb — to handle, manage, get done
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辡聲biàn — gives the soundtwo 辛 face to face — two parties in a dispute
Fbiàn → bàn — the -i- wears off
Two 辛 face to face (辡) — two parties in a dispute — and strength (力) set down between them: together they write getting the matter done. 辡 biàn lends the sound, the -i- worn off to bàn. 辦法 is the way through; 辦事、辦公, the doing itself.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩邊（辡）吵個不停，中間一把力（力）使下去——事情成了。
Two sides (辡) arguing on; strength (力) thrown in between — and the thing is done.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)辦事、辦理— to get the matter done常用
→辦法— the way through — a method
→舉辦— to put on — an event carried through
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension