夥伴 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

huǒ companion

Phonosemantic compound. 多 represents the meaning and 果 represents the sound.

多 Meaning component

duō much

果 Sound component

guǒ fruit

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Baxter-Sagart	hwaX	[gʷˤ]ajʔ	many, much [not pre-Qin]

《說文》：“，齊謂多為，从多，果聲。”

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound.

亻 Meaning component

rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

半 Sound component

bàn half

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Baxter-Sagart	banX	[C.b]ˤanʔ	comrade

《說文》：“伴，大皃。从人，半聲。”