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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
傍 character · TOCFL B1 (est.)
傍 ＝ 亻 ＋ 旁
ㄅㄤˋ · bàng
verb — to be near, alongside; to lean on

字源 FORM — what the parts do

亻義a person — the one drawing close
旁聲páng — gives the sound, the initial hardening to b
ITpáng → bàng — the initial stiffens, the tone falls
A person (亻) with 旁 páng for the sound, hardened to bàng. To stand close beside something — alongside: 依傍, 傍邊, and the hour when the day draws near its end: 傍晚, dusk.
意 · Meanings
(本義)依傍、傍邊— to be near, alongside常用
→傍晚— toward dusk, in the evening
⇒傍人— to lean on, depend on another
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
旁pángthe sound inside — 旁 stands alone for "beside"; 傍 adds the person who draws close膀＝ 月 ＋ 旁bǎngthe 旁 series — 膀 sets 旁 beside the flesh 月 for the shoulder; 傍 keeps the person