bēng
rupture
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 朋 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
bēng
rupture, split apart, collapse; to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
Most common words with 崩
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to collapse | ||
to collapse | ||
talus slide | ||
avalanche | ||
to collapse |
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