téng
fly
Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 朕 represents the sound. Simplified form of 騰.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 腾
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to torment sb | ||
to soar | ||
to flare up | ||
to make (some time or space) available (for sb) | ||
to gallop |