TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
魄
ㄆㄛˋ · pò
noun — the bodily soul; vigor, spirit (魄力、氣魄)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p}IFbái → pò — b hardens to p, the vowel narrows
A spirit (鬼) named by 白 bái on its left — the soul tied to the body, the 魄 that pairs with the wandering 魂. The sound wears from bái to pò. From the body's vital spirit comes drive and nerve: 魄力、氣魄.
意 · Meanings
(本義)魂魄— the bodily soul
→魄力、氣魄— vigor, nerve, drive常用
⇒失魂落魄— shaken, dispirited
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension