腾
騰téng
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(bound form) to gallop, to prance
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
腾 uses 马 horse as the meaning part and 朕 zhèn for the sound. It first meant a horse-drawn vehicle for delivering mail. From that it grew to galloping, then to soaring or ascending.
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