TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
奉
奉 ＝ 廾 ＋ 丰
ㄈㄥˋ · fèng
verb — to offer with both hands; to serve, to receive (an order)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
廾義two hands raised together
丰聲fēng — gives the sound, only the tone shifting
Tfēng → fèng — the tone shifts, the sound holds
Two hands raised together (廾) lift something up; 丰 fēng — lush, abundant — sits above for the sound, only the tone shifting. The hands present what is rich: to offer, and so to serve and to receive: 奉獻、奉命.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻手（廾）平平托起一捧豐盛的東西（丰），高高獻上去。
Two hands (廾) lift a full, abundant offering (丰) and raise it high.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)奉獻、供奉— to offer with both hands常用
→奉命、奉旨— to receive (an order) — what is handed down常用
⇒奉承、奉陪— to wait on, to attend — serving with the hands
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension