entries → 叭
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL B2 (est.)
叭 =
ㄅㄚ · bā
onomatopoeia — the toot of a horn; (in 喇叭) a trumpet

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the mouth — the sound source
bā — gives the soundthe splitting stroke
A mouth (口) and the sound bā (八) — the blare of a horn caught in writing. 八 carries the sound straight. Paired with 喇 it names the brass: 喇叭.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

嘴()一張,bā 的一聲()——號角吹響了。
The mouth (口) opens, and out comes bā (八) — the horn sounds.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)叭(號角聲)— the toot of a horn常用
喇叭— trumpet, brass horn
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension