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骋

chěng

Character Traditional 騁

What 骋 means

1. to hasten
2. to run
3. to open up
4. to gallop

Words containing 骋

• 驰骋chí chěngto gallop; to rush headlong
• 纵横驰骋zòng héng chí chěngto criss-cross; to run unhindered across the whole country

Characters that look like 骋

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 待dàito wait; to treat; to deal with
• 绵miánsilk floss; continuous; soft
• 绸chóu(light) silk
• 绣xiùto embroider; embroidery
• 铐kàoshackles; fetters; manacle
• 骅huáchestnut horse

Sounds the same

Read chěng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 逞to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme
• 樘a pillar
• 悜obscure
• 裎an ancient type of clothing
• 庱surname Cheng; ancient area of modern-day Danyang City, Jiangsu Province
• 𱅒variant of 骋

Go deeper

• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chěng correctly.
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