TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
磅
ㄅㄤˋ · bàng
noun/verb — pound (weight); to weigh on a scale
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p}ITpáng → bàng — the {b,p} crossing; tone shifts too
Stone (石) for the weight and 旁 páng for sound — the unit of weight, the pound, and the platform scale you stand on, 磅秤. 旁 carries the sound, worn from p to b. The crash of a heavy thing landing keeps the same character: 磅礡.
意 · Meanings
(本義)磅、英磅— pound (weight)常用
→磅秤、過磅— to weigh on a scale常用
⇒磅礡— imposing, mighty — the weight of presence
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension