TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
迫
迫 ＝ 辶 ＋ 白
ㄆㄛˋ · pò
verb — to press, compel; adj — urgent, pressing
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義the walk — a road and a foot
{b,p,f}IFTbái → pò — the {b,p,f} crossing; rhyme and tone shift too
The walk (辶) and 白 bái. To walk right up close, to crowd in — to press near. From closing the distance came forcing and urgency: 逼迫、急迫、迫切. 白 lends the sound, b hardened to p, the same 白 in 怕、柏.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
他一步步（辶）走近，臉貼到面前——退無可退。
He steps (辶) closer and closer until his face is right there — nowhere left to back away.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)迫近、逼近— to press near, approach
→逼迫、強迫— to compel, force常用
⇒急迫、迫切— urgent, pressing
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension