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驰

to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread

6 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,095 U+9A70

How 驰 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

马 (semantic, “horse”) + 也 (phonetic, yě)

components: 马 也

How to remember it

gallop · Heisig RSH #2898

马 horse + scorpion

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 也

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 也 (yě) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
也 sound component yě also, too
地 dì earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
池 chí pool, pond; moat; cistern
弛 chí to loosen, to relax; to unstring a bow
迤 yǐ winding, meandering
㐌 tā a tribe of savages in South China
酏 yí millet wine

Words containing 驰

WordPinyinMeaning
背道而驰 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
驰龙科 chí lóng kē Dromaeosauridae (dinosaur family including velociraptor)
心驰神往 xīn chí shén wǎng one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person; to long for; infatuated; fascinated
心荡神驰 xīn dàng shén chí to be infatuated with
周星驰 Zhōu Xīng chí Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for…
卡洛驰 Kǎ luò chí Crocs, Inc.
疾驰而过 jí chí ér guò to sweep past; to hurtle past; to swoosh past
驰道 chí dào (old) highway for the emperor; highway
驰名 chí míng famous
交驰 jiāo chí continuously circling one another; to buzz around
星驰 xīng chí rapidly
古驰 Gǔ chí Gucci (brand)
飞驰 fēi chí to speed; to rush
急驰 jí chí to speed along
风驰电掣 fēng chí diàn chè fast as lightning
疾驰 jí chí to speed along
奔驰 Bēn chí Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
奔驰 bēn chí to run quickly; to speed; to gallop
卡骆驰 Kǎ luò chí Crocs, Inc.
驰援 chí yuán to rush to the rescue