TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 字
譬
譬 ＝ 辟 ＋ 言
ㄆㄧˋ · pì
noun/verb — an analogy, illustration; to explain by example
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辟聲pì — to open up, lay open; gives the sound
辟 (pì) over speech (言) — 說文 reads it 曉也, to make understood. You open a hard idea by setting an easy one beside it: a 譬, an analogy. 譬如, for instance; 譬喻, a figure of speech. 辟 lends the sound exactly.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一句難懂的話（言），旁邊擺個淺顯的例子——這就好懂了，譬如。
A hard saying (言), and beside it an easy example laid down — now it is plain: 譬如, for instance.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)譬如、譬喻— an analogy, illustration; to explain by example常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
辟pìthe sound piece — to open up, lay open闢＝ 門 ＋ pìthe series — 門 added; to open up (territory)