犇
Bēn

run fast

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approved by cochleoid · Jun 12, 2022, 10:18 PM · Reviewed by cochleoid on Jun 12, 2022, 10:18 PM

Added stroke data and components. Explained it's originally the bottom part of 奔, and its modern component form is 卉. Checked that old pronunciation is the same as 奔.

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Three 止 (foot) to indicate hurried movement. Originally the bottom part of 奔 (run), later written on its own as its variant. Modern component form is written as 卉 which standalone indicates an entirely different character, 卉 (grass).

Components

止
止 Iconic component

The form of 止 (foot) was later mistaken for 牛 (cow)

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
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
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