TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
犯
犯 ＝ 犭 ＋ 㔾
ㄈㄢˋ · fàn
verb — to violate, offend, commit (a crime); to encroach on
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犭義a beast, pressing in
㔾義a person bent at the knee — the bound figure pushed against
A beast (犭) pressing up against a bent, kneeling figure (㔾) — to push past a line, to encroach. The kneeling figure in the modern glyph is the line being crossed. From crossing the bound comes every kind of trespass: 犯罪、侵犯、冒犯、犯規.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭獸（犭）湊到跪著的人（㔾）面前，再逼一步，就越界了。
The beast (犭) leans in on the kneeling figure (㔾) — one step more and the line is crossed.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)侵犯、犯界— to encroach, transgress a boundary
→觸犯、冒犯— to violate, offend常用
⇒犯罪、犯人— to commit a crime; an offender常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
范fànthe homophone-lookalike — 范 wears grass 艹 over a water-and- base, 犯 leads with the beast