TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
賠
賠 ＝ 貝 ＋ 咅
ㄆㄟˊ · péi
verb — to compensate, pay back; to lose money
字源 FORM — what the parts do
咅聲pǒu — gives the sounda sound element, split-open
FTpǒu → péi — the initial p holds, the rest shifts
Money (貝) paid out to make a wrong whole — to compensate, and so to lose it. 咅 pǒu gives the sound, the p kept and the rest worn over. 賠償、賠錢、賠本.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
出了錯，掏出錢（貝）補上——賠。
Something went wrong; the money (貝) comes out to set it right — to compensate.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)賠償— to compensate, make good常用
→賠錢、賠本— to lose money; to run at a loss常用
⇒賠罪、賠不是— to apologize, make amends
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension