馮
féng
surname; gallop; by dint of / relying on
Meaning
- To gallop or ride fast; often implies urgency, speed, or fleeing.
- To rely on or depend upon ("by dint of").
- A common surname.
Grammar and usage
- In the sense of reliance, it may function as a verb of dependence or as a preposition indicating the means or authority by which an action is performed.
Distinctions
// Often functions as an interchangeable variant for 憑 (//píng*) in the sense of "relying on" or "by dint of."
History and forms
- Simplified variant: U+51AF.
// Readings include //féng// (standard) and //píng* (when used as 憑).
Translator notes
// When the glyph appears in abstract, philosophical, or non-equestrian contexts—particularly where it bridges a subject and a means of achievement—it is likely functioning as 憑 (//píng*).
// Be aware of potential phonetic proximity to 逢 (//féng*, "to meet/encounter"), though the "gallop" and "reliance" senses are the stable primary readings.
Decontextualized translator aid. This page describes plausible lexical range; it does not choose what the glyph means in a particular passage.