TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
拌
拌 ＝ 扌 ＋ 半
ㄅㄢˋ · bàn
verb — to mix, stir together; to toss (food)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
The hand (扌) turns two things over into each other — to mix, to stir. 半 bàn carries the sound straight, and the halves it shows fold together. 攪拌、拌麵、拌勻.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩半（半）食材倒進碗，手（扌）拿筷子一攪——全拌勻了。
Two halves (半) go in the bowl; the hand (扌) works the chopsticks — and they are mixed through.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)攪拌、拌和— to mix, stir together
→拌麵、拌菜— to toss (noodles, salad)常用
⇒拌勻— to mix evenly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension