TSUMUGU · A1 (est.) · 字
粉
ㄈㄣˇ · fěn
noun — powder; flour
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tfēn → fěn — only the tone moves
Grind rice (米) down and divide (分) it finer and finer — powder. 分 fēn carries the sound, the same piece in 紛 and 份. Anything ground to dust: 麵粉、粉末、粉紅.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
米（米）磨開（分），碾成一捧細白末——粉。
Rice (米) broken down (分), ground to a handful of fine white dust — powder.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)粉末— powder常用
→麵粉— flour — ground grain常用
⇒粉紅— pink — the colour of pale powder
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension