鞭
biān
#2,245 most
frequent character
whip or lash, to flog, to whip
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
鞭 biān joins 革, an animal hide, with 便 biàn, 'to whip,' which also sounds close. The hide fits the first sense, 'a whip,' which grew to 'to whip, flog' and 'something whip-like.'
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