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TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
崩 character · C1 (est.)
崩 ＝ 山 ＋ 朋
ㄅㄥ · bēng
verb — to collapse, cave in; to burst

字源 FORM — what the parts do

山義a mountain
朋聲péng — gives the soundtwo strings of cowrie shells side by side
{b,p,f}Ipéng → bēng — the {b,p,f} crossing
A mountain (山) giving way — the original word is a landslide, the hillside coming down. 朋 carries the sound, the initial shifting from péng to bēng. From the falling mountain come every kind of collapse: 崩塌、崩潰、崩盤.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

整座山（山）轟一聲鬆了，石頭連著土，一齊往下倒。
The whole mountain (山) lets go with a roar, rock and earth pouring down at once.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)山崩、崩塌— to collapse, cave in常用
→崩潰、崩盤— to break down; to crash
⇒駕崩— (of an emperor) to die
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
朋péngthe sound half, standing alone — a friend (two strings of shells)蹦bèngalso on 朋, but with 足 (foot) — to leap; 崩 takes 山