Definitions
(of a horse) powerful; strong
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The character 骙 is a traditional form composed of the semantic component 馬 (horse) and the phonetic component 癸, forming a phono-semantic compound. Its original and core meaning, found in early classical texts such as the Shijing, specifically described a horse that runs in a regular, orderly manner. Over time, this specific sense broadened to denote a horse that is powerful and vigorous in its movement, leading to the generalized meaning of a strong horse. This evolved meaning is reflected in the compound 骙骙, used in literary contexts to depict horses advancing with force.
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