奔 — Chinese character
奔
bēn
to rush about; to run, to flee
- Pinyin
- bēn
- Radical
- 37 ⼤ (Big)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 大 卉
- Formation
- ideographic — A man 大 running through a field of grass 卉
- Japanese
- 奔 as a kanji
Common words with 奔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奔驰 (奔馳) | bēn chí | to run quickly; to speed |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 奔波 | bēn bō | to rush about; to be constantly on the move |
| 投奔 | tóu bèn | to seek shelter; to seek asylum |
| 奔走 | bēn zǒu | to run; to rush about |
| 狂奔 | kuáng bēn | to run like crazy; to rush |
| 私奔 | sī bēn | to elope |
| 奔腾 (奔騰) | bēn téng | (of waves) to surge forward; to roll on in waves |
| 直奔 | zhí bèn | to go straight to; to make a beeline for |
| 奔赴 | bēn fù | to rush to; to hurry to |
| 飞奔 (飛奔) | fēi bēn | to dash (run fast); to rush |
| 奔放 | bēn fàng | bold and unrestrained; untrammeled |
English words written with 奔
奔 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 4
- Analects 6.13
- Art of War 9.27
- Hexagram 59
- Zhuangzi Joined Toes
- Zhuangzi Tien Tzŭ Fang
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
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