TSUMUGU · B2 (TOCFL est.) · 字
闢
闢 ＝ 門 ＋ 辟
ㄆㄧˋ · pì
verb — to open up, throw open; to clear, refute
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辟聲pì — gives the sound, exacta body bent under a blade — to cut, to rule
A door (門) swung wide — to open up. 辟 pì gives the sound straight. Open new ground, open up a path: 開闢、闢謠.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
雙手把門（門）一推，兩扇齊開——前面是一片新地。
Both hands push the door (門), and the two leaves swing wide — ahead lies new ground.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)開闢— to open up, throw open常用
→闢地— to open new ground, clear land
⇒闢謠— to refute, clear away a rumour
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
辟pìthe sound donor — 闢 sets the door around it避＝ 辶 ＋ bìthe series — under the road 辶, stepping away