TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
附
附 ＝ 阝 ＋ 付
ㄈㄨˋ · fù
verb — to attach to, press close
字源 FORM — what the parts do
阝義a hill, a mound
A small mound leaning on the hill (阝); 付 gives the sound exactly. 說文 keeps the picture: 附婁, a little earth hill against the big one. What presses close: 附近、附上.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
小土丘挨在山（阝）腳，遠看只是山的一塊。
A small mound pressed to the hill's (阝) foot — from far off, just part of the hill.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)依附— to lean on, to attach
→附近— nearby — pressed close常用
⇒附上— to attach — a note, a file
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension