TSUMUGU · B1 · 字
婦
婦 = 女 + 帚
ㄈㄨˋ · fù
noun — a married woman, a wife
字源 FORM — what the parts do
帚義a broom held in the hand — the sweeping of the house
A woman (女) and a broom (帚): the broom held to sweep the home, marking the married woman of the household. The two meanings stand side by side, no sound between them. 帚 alone is the broom; here it does the work.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
女子(女)手裡握著一把掃帚(帚),打理一屋子。
A woman (女) with a broom (帚) in hand, keeping the whole house.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)婦女— a woman常用
→媳婦— a daughter-in-law; a wife
→夫婦— husband and wife
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension