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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
佩 character · TOCFL A2 (est.)
佩 ＝ 亻 ＋ 凡 ＋ 巾
ㄆㄟˋ · pèi
verb — to wear at the waist; to admire

字源 FORM — what the parts do

亻義a person — the wearer
凡形the band of the sash, slung at the waist
巾義the cloth — the hanging ornament itself
A person (亻) with a sash (凡) at the waist and a cloth ornament (巾) hung from it — the jade and trinkets a noble wears: 佩玉, 佩飾. To hang something at your side became to carry it with respect, then to hold someone in respect: 佩服、敬佩.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

人在腰間繫上帶子，垂下一塊玉飾（亻＋凡＋巾）——走起路來叮噹作響。
A figure ties a sash at the waist, a jade ornament hanging from it (亻 plus 凡 plus 巾) — chiming as they walk.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)佩玉、佩飾— a waist ornament, pendant常用
→佩戴— to wear (at the waist), to pin on
⇒佩服、敬佩— to admire, hold in respect
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
珮pèithe variant — 珮 adds jade 玉 to make the ornament explicit; 佩 keeps the cloth 巾帶dàithe kin in 佩帶 — 帶 is the sash itself; 佩 is the wearing of it