奔
bēnbèn HSK6

run fast

  • edit character approved 奔 — "Source" by Prismcool
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  • edit character approved 奔 — "夭" by Hsmq
    Hint
    Depicts a person (大) with more than one 止 (foot) components to indicate faster movement. Similar in origin to 走. → Depicts a running person (夭) with more than one 止 (foot) components to indicate faster movement. Similar in origin to 走.
    Components
    • 犇 SoundIconic
      • type: iconic → sound, iconic
    • + 夭 Iconic
    • - 大 Iconic

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  • edit character approved 奔 — "Rollback i3N2fNDgaWutu2gfG" by inralback19
    Hint
    A man 大 running through a field of grass 卉 → Depicts a person (大) with more than one 止 (foot) components to indicate faster movement. Similar in origin to 走.
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 大 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • + 犇 Iconic Depicted three feet.
    • - 卉 Meaning
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  • edit character approved 奔 — "Rollback NtPgWmvQAm47MB9aL" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts a person (大) with more than one 止 (foot) components to indicate faster movement. Similar in origin to 走. → A man 大 running through a field of grass 卉
    Components
    • 大 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning
    • + 卉 Meaning
    • - 犇 Iconic

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  • edit character approved 奔 — "Edited for brevity " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Like 走 (walk), depicts a 大 (man) but with more than one 止 (foot) to indicate faster movement. → Depicts a person (大) with more than one 止 (foot) components to indicate faster movement. Similar in origin to 走.
    Components
    • 犇 Iconic
      • hint: Originally depicted three 止 (foot). Later written on its own as 犇(run) to mean the same as 奔 (run). Seal script form became confused with 芔 (grass), the original form of standalone 卉 (grass). → Depicted three feet.

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  • edit character approved 奔 — "Explained etymology in terms of 走 and mentioned confusion between 卉 here and 芔." by cochleoid
    Hint
    Depicts a running person (夭) with more than one 止 (foot) components to indicate faster movement. Similar in origin to 走. → Like 走 (walk), depicts a 大 (man) but with more than one 止 (foot) to indicate faster movement.
    Components
    • 犇 Iconic
      • hint: Depicted three feet. → Originally depicted three 止 (foot). Later written on its own as 犇(run) to mean the same as 奔 (run). Seal script form became confused with 芔 (grass), the original form of standalone 卉 (grass).
      • type: sound, iconic → iconic
    • + 大 Iconic
    • - 夭 Iconic
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