TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
辨
辨 ＝ 刂 ＋ 辡
ㄅㄧㄢˋ · biàn
verb — to distinguish, tell apart
字源 FORM — what the parts do
刂義a knife, set upright — to cut apart, to judge
辡聲biàn — gives the sound; and means disputetwo 辛 blades facing off — a dispute
A knife (刂) down the middle of 辡 biàn — two blades facing off, a dispute, which carries the sound and the meaning both. The knife cuts the dispute apart: to tell things apart, 辨別、辨認、明辨是非.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩造（辡）爭執不下，一刀（刂）從中劃開——誰是誰非，分明了。
Two sides (辡) deadlocked; a knife (刂) cuts down the middle — and which is which comes clear.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)分辨、判別— to distinguish, judge apart常用
→辨認— to identify, recognize常用
→明辨是非— to tell right from wrong
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension