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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.