驗 (yàn)

to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of horse". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“驗,馬名。从馬,僉聲。”

Original meaning

type of horse

Components