TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
玻
ㄅㄛ · bō
noun — glass (in 玻璃)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p,f}IFTpí → bō — the {b,p,f} crossing, final and tone shift too
A jade-like stone (玉) named by sound — glass, the clear hard material. 皮 pí carries the sound, worn from p to b along the {b,p,f} run, the same donor under 波 and 破. The character lives almost entirely in 玻璃.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊像石(玉)的東西,透得能看穿——玻。
A stone-like (玉) thing, so clear you can see straight through — glass.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)玻璃— glass常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension