騁
chěng

gallop horse

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

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
甹
甹 Sound component
pīng chivalrous knight

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrhjengX[r̥ ]eŋʔgallop
Zhengzhangl̥ʰeŋʔ
Unicodetjiɛ̌ng

說文解字

直馳也。从馬甹聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

骋 chěng gallop horse Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 甹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 騁.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
甹
甹 Sound component
pīng chivalrous knight

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode