TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
乏
乏 ＝ 正
ㄈㄚˊ · fá
noun/adj — lack; short of, wanting
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Take 正 zhèng — straight, upright, on course — and flip it: the line runs the wrong way, off true. The reversed 正 is 乏, where things fall short. From there: 缺乏、匱乏, and the body run down — 疲乏.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
「正」一翻面，腳步就偏了——該有的，缺了一截。
Flip 正 over and the footing tips the wrong way — what should be there comes up short.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)缺乏— to lack, be wanting常用
→匱乏、貧乏— scarce, in short supply
⇒疲乏— worn out — strength run short
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension