The story of 奔

run

奔 is composed of 大(big) and 卉, 卉 here is actually the simplified form of three 止(to stop). 大 depicts a man stretching his arms, while 止 depicts a foot, so 卉 is the picture of stretching his arms and running, he runs so fast as if he has three feet.

Vocabulary of 奔

  • 奔跑 (to run)
  • 奔波 (to rush about)
  • 奔喪 (hasten home for the funeral)

Classification

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