- 配布 — distribution
- 散布 — scattering / dispersal
- 布告 — proclamation
- 布地 — cloth material
- 画布 — canvas (for painting)
布 shows the idea of spreading out cloth, combining 巾 (cloth/fabric) with 父 as the phonetic element. Over time, the meaning broadened from literal fabric to the abstract sense of spreading, distributing, or proclaiming.
机の上に 布を 敷いた。
I laid a cloth on the desk.
資料は 会場で 配布されました。
The materials were distributed at the venue.