TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
付
付 ＝ 亻 ＋ 寸
ㄈㄨˋ · fù
verb — to hand over, pay; to entrust
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person — the one receiving
A hand (寸) holds a thing out to a person (亻) — to hand over, to give. Pay money, 付錢; hand a task to someone, 交付、付託. As a sound-piece it seeds a whole family: 附、府、符、咐.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（寸）把東西遞到人（亻）跟前——交給你。
One hand (寸) holds the thing out to the person (亻) — here, it's yours.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)交付、給— to hand over, to give常用
→付錢、付款— to pay常用
⇒託付、付託— to entrust
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension