验
驗yàn
#534 most
frequent character
to examine, to test, to check
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
验 has 马 horse as picture part and 佥 qiān as sound part, first meaning a type of horse. The meaning 'to examine, test' was borrowed for the sound, then grew to 'to experiment' and 'to attempt'.
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