fèn
strive, exert effort
Depicts a bird (隹) lifting off in a field (田), starting to fly.
Components
Evolution
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 奮
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
excited | ||
to strive | ||
hardworking | ||
to strive | ||
to stir oneself up |
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.291