Zi:办
办(F辦) [bàn] do, handle/manage; 办法 bànfǎ method; 办公室 bàngōngshì office
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The simple-form character 办 (4 strokes) is an abbrev. of the full-form character 辦 (16 strokes), replacing the outer full-form component 辡 (14 strokes) with the a shape like 八 (2 strokes).
Note: The simple form 办 enlarges the central component 力 of the full form 辦, and the outer full-form component 辡⿰辛辛 is abbrev. to just two dots (one for each 辛).
The full-form character 辦 bàn ‘handle/do’ combines 力 (lì) ‘strength’ (as in 致力 ‘devote oneself to sth.’), and 辡 biàn ‘quarrel/struggle among thieves’ (phonosemantic); formerly wr. 辨(辧), and also 辩/辯.
Note: Formerly wr. 辨(辧), with 刂(刀 dāo) instead of 力 (lì); formerly also wr. 辩/辯, with 讠/言 (yán) ‘direct speech’.
Compare: 班(𤤻) bān ‘work’ (上班 ‘go to work’).
Compare: 协/協(恊) xié ‘cooperate’, 胁/脅 xié ‘side’, in which 办 is short for 劦, replacing 𠠴 (two of the 力 parts) with two strokes (like 八).
Compare: 苏/蘇 sū ‘purple perilla (Perilla frutescens)’, in which 办 is short for 穌
Compare: 为/為(爲) wèi/wéi ‘for/do’.
►references: Karlgren:AD734; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.365.6; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:011.0.09; EDOC:0
►components: 力八
►Cantonese: baahn-
<cdl char='办' uni='529E'>
<comp char='力' uni='529B' points='20,0 96,128' />
<stroke type='d' points='23,63 0,90' />
<stroke type='d' points='112,63 128,94' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='力' uni='529B' points='4,0 124,128'>
<stroke type='hzg' points='16,38 128,38 98,122 73,106' />
<stroke type='wp' points='66,0 0,128' tail='long' />
</cdl>
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Unicode: U+529E
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