犇
bēnbèn HSK7

run fast

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 29, 2026, 09:50 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 29, 2026, 09:50 AM

improved design

Changed fields: strokeDataSimp, fragmentsSimp, historicalImages

Depicts three feet (止) to indicate hurried movement. Not related to 牛 (cow) in the modern form.

Components

止
止 Iconic component
zhǐ (foot), stop
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.
止
止 Iconic component
zhǐ (foot), stop
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.
止
止 Iconic component
zhǐ (foot), stop
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica