TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
扮
扮 ＝ 扌 ＋ 分
ㄅㄢˋ · bàn
verb — to dress up as, play (a role); to make up
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
{b,p,f}IFTfēn → bàn — the {b,p,f} crossing carries the rest
The hand (扌) makes someone over into another look. 分 fēn carries the sound, the f crossed to b. To dress up, to play a part: 打扮、扮演、假扮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）替演員上妝，分（分）出一張新面孔——上台扮別人。
The hand (扌) paints the actor's face, parting (分) off a new one — and onstage he is someone else.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)打扮、化妝— to dress up, make up
→扮演— to play (a role)常用
⇒假扮、扮成— to pose as, pretend to be
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension