bèng
verb #30,447

Meanings

  1. 1 to burst forth
  2. 2 to spurt; to spray
  3. 3 to crack; to split

Examples

Huǒhuā sìchù bèng shè.
Sparks shot out in all directions.
Tā tūrán bèng chū yī jù zānghuà.
He suddenly burst out with a swear word.

Tips

usage
Most often used as part of compounds: 迸发 (bèngfā, to burst forth — of energy, emotion), (bèngshè, to shoot out — of sparks, light), (bèngliè, to split open). Standalone use is literary.
memory
The (walking) radical + (combine) — picture forces combining and then bursting outward in a sudden release.

Components

radical
chuò
walk; go
is the motion radical in its bottom-left walking form. It signals sudden movement outward — here, the violent burst of sparks, water, or words gushing out (迸发, ). Family includes (advance), 退 (retreat), (flee), all marked by the same swept-foot stroke beneath.
phonetic
bìng
merge; together
(bìng) supplies the sound — initial preserved, rime drifted from -ìng to -èng with tone change. Same phonetic powers (cake), (screen), (piece together) — all riding the bing/píng cluster. Originally (two people side-by-side); merged-and-bursting-forth-together fits 's image of multiple sparks flying simultaneously.

Stroke Order

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