TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
杯
ㄅㄟ · bēi
noun — a cup, a glass; measure word for drinks
字源 FORM — what the parts do
FTbù → bēi — the final worn open
A drinking vessel cut from wood (木) — the old form is 桮. 不 gives the sound, bù worn to bēi. Any cup now, and the measure for what it holds: 杯子、茶杯、一杯水.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
木（木）頭挖出一個窩，斟上熱茶，兩隻手捧著。
A hollow cut in wood (木), hot tea poured in, two hands cupped around it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)木杯— a wooden drinking cup
→杯子— a cup of any make常用
⇒一杯茶— the measure — by the cupful
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
不bùthe bare donor — the no with no wood盃bēithe variant — a dish 皿 underneath; trophies favor it: 世界盃