突
tū
#484 most
frequent character
to dash, to move forward quickly
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
突 shows a dog 犬 rushing out of a cave 穴. That gave the first sense 'a dog bursting out of a cave.' The meaning grew to 'to stand out', 'to charge forward', 'to breach', and 'sudden.'
Drawn as: dog out of cave
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