entries → 博
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 2 (est.)
博 =
ㄅㄛˊ · bó
adj — broad, wide-ranging, learned; abundant

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the full count — all ten, completeness
fū — gives the sounda hand (寸) spreading a seedling (甫) — to spread out
{b,p,f}ITfū → bó — the {b,p,f} crossing; tone shifts too
The full count (十) spread wide (尃) — broad, far-reaching. 尃 fū carries the sound, worn from f back toward b. From breadth comes learning and abundance: 博學、淵博、廣博.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一隻手()把)份知識攤滿整張桌——樣樣都通。
One hand (尃) spreads all ten (十) measures of knowledge across the whole table — versed in every one.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)大、通— broad, far-reaching
博學、淵博— learned, erudite常用
賭博— to gamble — stakes spread wide
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related