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jué to gallop

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趹 is a phono-semantic compound describing rapid animal movement, particularly a horse's swift gallop or a stumble while running. The left radical 走 (to run) provides the core meaning of locomotion, while the right component 夬 (to part/decide) primarily indicates pronunciation. This character appears mainly in classical contexts describing fast horses and energetic travel, without significant metaphorical or modern conversational use.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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