TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
般
般 ＝ 舟 ＋ 殳
ㄅㄢ · bān
noun — kind, sort, manner
字源 FORM — what the parts do
舟義a boat
殳義a hand with a pole — pushing it around
A pole (殳) against a boat (舟) — turning it about. The turning word was borrowed for manner and kind: 這般 this way, 百般 in every way, 一般 of one kind — ordinary.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
篙（殳）往河底一點，船（舟）頭慢慢盪開——掉頭了。
The pole (殳) finds the riverbed; the bow (舟) swings slowly round.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)旋轉（船）— to turn a boat about
→這般、百般— manner, way — like this, in every way
⇒一般— of one kind — ordinary, general常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension