till, plow
麃 centers on working the soil: tilling or plowing land to prepare it for planting.
麃 is a rare character. It likely combines 鹿 (deer) with 灬 (fire), but the historical connection to tilling or plowing is uncertain. It may have originally depicted a deer-related agricultural tool or practice, but the exact development is unclear.
Imagine a deer (鹿) pulling a plow through a field, with the four dots (灬) representing the soil being turned over. The deer helps till the land.
For ホウ, picture a farmer shouting 'Ho!' to the deer as it plows: 'Ho!' -> ホウ, urging the deer to till the field.