TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
伏
伏 ＝ 亻 ＋ 犬
ㄈㄨˊ · fú
verb — to lie low, crouch; to hide in wait
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
犬義a dog, crouched at the person's side, keeping watch
A dog (犬) crouched low beside a person (亻), pressed to the ground and watching — to lie low. From the crouch comes hiding in wait: 埋伏 the ambush, 伏擊 to strike from cover, and the heat that presses everything flat: 伏天 the dog days.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
狗貼著主人的腳邊趴下，一動不動——伏著，等。
The dog presses flat at its master's feet, dead still — crouched low, waiting.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)伏地— to lie low, crouch常用
→埋伏、伏擊— to lie in ambush; to strike from cover
⇒伏天— the dog days of summer
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
犬quǎnthe dog inside — 犬 keeps its single dot; 伏 sets the dog beside a person仗＝ ＋ 丈zhàngthe lookalike — 仗 sets 丈 beside the person; 伏 sets the crouching dog