Character: 奮
Modern (Beijing) reading: fèn
Preclassic Old Chinese: pǝrs
Classic Old Chinese: pǝnh
Western Han Chinese: pǝnh
Eastern Han Chinese: pwǝnh
Early Postclassic Chinese: pwɨ̀n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: pwɨ̀n
Late Postclassic Chinese: pwɨ̀n
Middle Chinese: pǜn
English meaning : to start up, rush up, exert
Russian meaning[s]: 1) расправлять крылья; 2) воодушевляться; самоотверженно работать; стараться; мужественный, героический; решительный; 3) развивать, распространять; 4) возмущение; быть возмущенным
Comments: The original meaning is obviously 'to fly up' (attested in most contexts). Further etymology see under 飛.
Radical: 37
Four-angle index: 1723
Karlgren code: 0473 a
Shijing occurrences: 26.5
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