Definitions

(verb) to go to; to attend

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character "赴" is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the radical "走" denoting movement and the component "卜" serving as a phonetic indicator, originally conveying the act of hastening or rushing to a location. In classical usage, this sense of urgency was sometimes applied to specific contexts such as reporting a death, but over time the character's meaning expanded to encompass the broader idea of proceeding to or attending a place or event, such as a meeting or journey, with the earlier connotation of urgency becoming less central in modern applications.

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Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Simplified Modern

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他明天将北京。

Tā míngtiān jiāng fù Běijīng.

He will go to Beijing tomorrow.

我准时约了。

Wǒ zhǔnshí fùyuē le.

I arrived for the appointment on time.

代表团国外考察。

Dàibiǎotuán fù guówài kǎochá.

The delegation went abroad for an investigation.

她毫不犹豫地奔灾区。

Tā háo bù yóuyù de bēnfù zāiqū.

She rushed to the disaster area without hesitation.

这位外交官即将任。

Zhè wèi wàijiāoguān jíjiāng fùrèn.

This diplomat is about to take up his post.

无数仁人志士为理想难。

Wúshù rénrén zhìshì wèi lǐxiǎng fùnàn.

Countless people with lofty ideals faced peril for their ideals.

青年们积极基层锻炼。

Qīngniánmen jījí fù jīcéng duànliàn.

Young people actively go to the grassroots level to gain experience.

他怀着必死的决心战场。

Tā huáizhe bì sǐ de juéxīn fù zhànchǎng.

He went to the battlefield with the determination to die.