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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
福 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)
福 ＝ 示 ＋ 畐
ㄈㄨˊ · fú
noun — blessing, good fortune, luck

字源 FORM — what the parts do

示義the altar, the spiritsthe altar-side on the left
畐聲fú — gives the sound; also a full wine jardual role — meaning (fullness) and sound
At the altar (示), a full jar (畐) — the spirits send fullness down. 畐 does double duty: it gives the sound fú and pictures a brimming wine vessel, fullness itself. From the spirits' gift of plenty: blessing (福), good fortune (幸福), luck (福氣). 畐 heads a sound family: 富、副、幅、逼.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

神壇（示）旁擺一罈滿酒（畐）——滿得溢出來，這就是福。
A full jar of wine (畐) set by the altar (示) — brimming over: that's a blessing.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)福祐、賜福— a blessing from the spirits
→幸福、福氣— good fortune, luck常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
畐fúthe phonetic and the right half — a full jar; 福 sets it beside the altar 示富＝ 宀 ＋ 畐fùthe same 畐 series — a roof 宀 over the full jar, wealth in the house