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take flight

HSK 10 N1
téng
トウ
あが.る、のぼ.る
A person 朕 riding a horse 馬
Components
Traditional (騰)
imperial I+ horse =
take flight
Meaning component
zhèn imperial I
pronoun 'I'
Meaning component
horse
Simplified (腾)
Meaning component
steed
horse
Phonetic component
zhèn imperial I
pronoun 'I'
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [téng]
to soar; to gallop; to prance; to turn over; to vacate; to clear
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あぐる
Aguru surname
とう
Tou surname
のぼる
Noboru given name