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Character Decomposition
奔=大+卉
Etymology
A man 大 running through a field of grass 卉
Meanings2 pronunciations
bēn
to hurry
to rush
to run quickly
to elope
bèn
to go to
to head for
towards
Taiwan pr. bēn
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Words with 奔 181 total
to run · to rush about · to be on the go奔走bēn zǒuto dash (run fast) · to rush · to dart飞奔fēi bēnto rush about · to be constantly on the move奔波bēn bōMercedes-Benz, German car maker奔驰Bēn chí(of people or animals) to flee helter-skelter · to scatter · (of floodwater, an idea etc) to spread in all directions奔窜bēn cuànbold and unrestrained · untrammeled奔放bēn fàngto rush to · to hurry to奔赴bēn fùto flow at great speed · to pour · racing current奔流bēn liú(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse奔马bēn mǎto be busy rushing about · to bustle about奔忙bēn mángto rush about on errands · to be kept on the run奔命bēn mìng
Idioms with 奔 38 total Chain
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