to fly rapidly

HSK 10

xùn

シン

とぶ

Depicts a captive prisoner with their hands tied behind their back. Based on the original meaning "captured prisoner of war". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Historical Evolution

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

卂

Regular

Modern

Chinese

卂 [xùn]

(archaic) to fly rapidly

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