TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
覆
覆 ＝ 襾 ＋ 復
ㄈㄨˋ · fù
verb — to cover; to overturn, capsize; to reply
字源 FORM — what the parts do
襾義a cover laid over the top
A cover (襾) laid across the top, 復 fù below for the sound — 復 is to turn back, and a thing turned right over is both covered and capsized. From covering: 覆蓋、答覆. From overturning: 覆舟、傾覆.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
蓋子（襾）一翻，整個扣下來——蓋住了，也翻過去了。
The lid (襾) flips over and clamps down whole — covered, and capsized at once.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)覆蓋— to cover over常用
→傾覆、覆舟— to overturn, capsize
⇒答覆、批覆— to reply, respond常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension