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TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
坊 character · B2 (est.)
坊 ＝ 土 ＋ 方
ㄈㄤ · fāng
noun — a block, ward; workshop; memorial gateway

字源 FORM — what the parts do

土義earth — a place marked on the ground
方聲fāng — gives the soundthe productive series 放房訪防
A patch of ground (土) and 方 fāng carrying the sound — the same 方 that builds 放、房、訪、防. First a city ward (街坊), then a place where work is done (作坊), then a standing gateway (牌坊).
意 · Meanings
(本義)街坊、坊間— a city ward, neighborhood常用
→作坊、工坊— a workshop, studio常用
⇒牌坊— a memorial gateway
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
防＝ 阜 ＋ 方fángshares 方 — 防 takes the mound 阝, 坊 takes the earth 土方fāngthe sound half — 坊 adds 土, 方 alone carries the whole series