and so forth
抔 is a rare kanji used to express the idea of 'and so forth' or 'etc.', listing things in a non-exhaustive way. Its standalone meaning is narrow and primarily grammatical.
The exact historical development of 抔 is uncertain. It visually combines 扌 (hand) with 不, but the component relationship and original meaning are unclear.
The hand radical 扌 beside 不 (not) suggests a hand waving away specifics, as if saying 'not just this, but that and so forth'.
For ホウ, imagine a hand waving and saying 'and so forth' while holding a hoe: hoe -> ホウ, as the hand lists things non-exhaustively.