騁 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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chěng

gallop horse

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 甹 represents the sound.

Components

馬 Meaning component

mǎ

horse

甹 Sound component

pīng

chivalrous knight

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chěng

gallop horse; hasten, hurry; to hasten; to run; to open up; to gallop

Most common words with 騁

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[r̥]eŋʔ	trhjengX	chěng	gallop

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4028th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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