TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
飯
ㄈㄢˋ · fàn
noun — cooked rice; a meal
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tfǎn → fàn — only the tone bends
Food (食) with 反 fǎn for sound, tone bent to fàn — the cooked grain in the bowl, then the whole meal built around it: 吃飯、早飯、晚飯.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鍋蓋一掀，白飯（食）冒著熱氣——一人一碗。
The pot lid lifts; the rice (食) steams — one bowl each.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)米飯、白飯— cooked rice常用
→吃飯— the meal
⇒飯店、飯館— where meals are sold
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension