奔(bēn)

HSK 68 strokes
Readingsbēnbèn

to hurry

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Character information

Pinyin
bēn / bèn
Meaning
to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 奔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱大卉

A man 大 running through a field of grass 卉

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

大dà卉huì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 奔 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 奔

Common words using 奔 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bēn奔pǎo跑
HSK 6

to run

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bēn奔bō波
HSK 7-9

to rush about

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bēn奔fù赴
HSK 7-9

to rush to

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tóu投bèn奔
HSK 7-9

to seek shelter

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zhí直bèn奔
HSK 7-9

to go straight to

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gè各bèn奔qián前chéng程
HSK 7-9

each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead

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dōng东bēn奔xī西zǒu走
HSK 7-9

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

Open 东奔西走 page →
chū出bēn奔

to flee; to escape into exile

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