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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
拼 character · TOCFL 4 (est.)
拼 ＝ 扌 ＋ 并
ㄆㄧㄣ · pīn
verb — to piece together, join; to spell; to go all out

字源 FORM — what the parts do

扌義the hand
并聲bìng — gives the soundtwo figures set side by side, merged
{b,p,f}IFTbìng → pīn — the {b,p,f} crossing, b to p
The hand (扌) sets parts side by side and joins them — to piece together. 并 bìng carries both the merging sense and the sound, b crossed to p. 拼湊、拼音、拼命.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

桌上散著碎片，手（扌）一塊塊並（并）攏拼好——成了一幅圖。
The pieces lie scattered; the hand (扌) brings them side by side (并) and joins them into one picture.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)拼湊、拼接— to piece together, join
→拼音、拼字— to spell, romanize常用
⇒拼命、拼搏— to go all out, fight hard
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
瓶＝ 瓦 ＋ 并píngthe 并 series — tile 瓦, a bottle并bìngthe dual-role piece — sound, and the merging it lends