TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
爬
爬 ＝ 爪 ＋ 巴
ㄆㄚˊ · pá
verb — to crawl; to climb (on hands and feet)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
爪義a claw, a gripping hand
{b,p,f}Ibā → pá — the {b,p,f} crossing
A claw (爪) up top gripping, 巴 bā beneath for the sound — the initial later softened from b to p. Gripping with the hands and hauling the body along: 爬山、爬行、爬起來.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
雙手（爪）扣住岩石，一把一把往上爬。
Both hands (爪) hook the rock, hauling up one grip at a time.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)爬行、爬蟲— to crawl常用
→爬山、爬樹— to climb (a mountain, a tree)常用
⇒爬起來— to get up off the ground
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension