entries → 咐
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL B2 (est.)
咐 =
ㄈㄨˋ · fù
verb — (in 吩咐 / 囑咐) to instruct, enjoin, tell to do

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the mouth — speaking
fù — gives the sounda hand (寸) handing something to a person (亻)
The mouth (口) handing over (付) instructions — what one is charged to do. 付 fù carries the sound straight. Bound to its partners: 吩咐、囑咐.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

臨走前再三開),把事一件件交)給他。
At the door she speaks (口) once more, handing each charge (付) over to him.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)吩咐、囑咐— to instruct, enjoin常用
囑咐— to charge, tell repeatedly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension