TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
罷
罷 ＝ 罒 ＋ 能
ㄅㄚˋ · bà
verb — to stop, cease, dismiss, call off
字源 FORM — what the parts do
罒義a net — what catches and then lets gothe 网 radical, flattened on top
A net (罒) over a bear (能) — the strong beast snared can do no more, and is let go. From releasing comes stopping, dismissing, calling off: 罷工、罷免、作罷.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭熊（能）落進網（罒）裡，掙不動了——只好罷手放牠走。
A bear (能) drops into the net (罒) and can struggle no more — so the catch is let go.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)罷、遣— to dismiss, release常用
→罷工、罷手— to stop, cease, strike
⇒罷免、作罷— to recall (an official); to drop the matter
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension