Definitions

téng (verb) to soar; to rise
téng (verb) to gallop; to prance
téng (verb) to clear; to vacate

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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About

The character '腾', traditionally written as '騰' which combines the horse radical '馬' with the component '朕', initially conveyed specific equine movements like galloping or prancing. Over time, its application shifted from literal horse-related actions to metaphorical uses, such as describing the rising of steam or mist, the soaring of spirits, or the agitation of emotions, which then further extended to meanings involving the act of making space or transferring something. The simplified form '腾' retains the horse radical in its condensed shape '马' alongside the unchanged element '朕', thus continuing to reflect its original structural composition while accommodating the broadened semantic range that now encompasses concepts of upward motion and energetic transition.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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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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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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出时间帮你。

Wǒ téng chū shíjiān bāng nǐ.

I will make time to help you.

鸟儿在天空飞。

Niǎo er zài tiānkōng téngfēi.

Birds are soaring in the sky.

空跳了起来。

Tā téngkōng tiào le qǐlái.

He jumped up into the air.

马儿在草原奔

Mǎ er zài cǎoyuán bēnténg.

Horses are galloping on the grassland.

我们需要出空间。

Wǒmen xūyào téng chū kōngjiān.

We need to make some space.

经济正在飞发展。

Jīngjì zhèngzài téngfēi fāzhǎn.

The economy is taking off and developing.

挪资金以应对危机。

Tā téngnuó zījīn yǐ yìngduì wēijī.

He reallocated funds to cope with the crisis.

云雾升笼罩了山峰。

Yúnwù téng shēng lǒngzhào le shānfēng.

The clouds and mist rose and enveloped the mountain peak.