搏

bó
#2,367 most
frequent character
to fight, to combat, to seize

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

搏 bó shows a hand 扌 and takes sound from 尃 fū. It first meant fighting or beating someone. The meaning then shifted to beating or pulsating, as a heart does.

Drawn as: hand

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