TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
頒
ㄅㄢ · bān
verb — to hand down, to promulgate; to award
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p,m,f}ITfēn → bān — the {b,p,m,f} crossing, tone too
A head (頁) and 分, to divide — 分 fēn also carrying the sound, its f shifted to b. The graph began as a big-headed look, then took the dividing sense: to portion something out from above to the people below. 頒布, 頒發, 頒獎.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
上頭一聲令下，把東西分（分）給底下每一個人（頁）——頒。
From above the word comes down, and the thing is divided (分) out to each head (頁) below — handed down.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)大頭— a large-headed look
→頒布、頒發— to promulgate, to hand down常用
⇒頒獎— to award, to confer a prize常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension