Origin

This character combines "big" (大) on top with a component suggesting plants or growth (卉) below. The image of something large moving rapidly through or disturbing vegetation suggests the idea of running or rushing forward with energy and bustle. The upper component emphasizes the scale and force of the motion, while the lower part evokes the sense of things being stirred up or scattered in the character's path. Together, the combined shape came to represent the vigorous, bustling movement of running.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).