驱

to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,596 U+9A71

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

马 (semantic, “horse”) + 区 (phonetic, qū)

components: 马区

drive away · Heisig RSH #2908

马 horse + 区 region

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 区

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 区 (qū) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
区 sound component	qū	area, district, region, ward; surname
鸥	ōu	seagull, tern; Larus species (various)
枢	shū	door hinge; pivot; center of power
抠	kōu	to lift, to raise; tight-fisted
呕	ǒu	to vomit; to annoy, to enrage
殴	ōu	to hit, to beat, to fight with fists
瓯	ōu	bowl, cup; small tray
躯	qū	the human body
沤	ōu	to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked
讴	ōu	songs; to sing
岖	qū	steep, sheer; rugged, rough
怄	òu	annoyed
眍	kōu	sunken eyes

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
光盘驱动器	guāng pán qū dòng qì	CD or DVD drive; abbr. to 光驅\|光驱
长驱直入	cháng qū zhí rù	to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom); (fig.) to push deep into the heart o…
驱动力	qū dòng lì	driving force
驱动器	qū dòng qì	drive
全轮驱动	quán lún qū dòng	all-wheel drive
四轮驱动	sì lún qū dòng	four-wheel drive
磁盘驱动器	cí pán qū dòng qì	disk drive
四驱车	sì qū chē	four-by-four (vehicle); 4x4
国际先驱论坛报	Guó jì Xiān qū Lùn tán Bào	International Herald Tribune
驱动轮	qū dòng lún	drive wheel
概念驱动加工	gài niàn qū dòng jiā gōng	concept-driven processing
先驱者	xiān qū zhě	pioneer; trailblazer
驱动程序	qū dòng chéng xù	device driver (computing software)
驱动	qū dòng	to drive; to propel; drive (vehicle wheel); drive mechanism (tape or disk); device driver …
驱力	qū lì	(psychological) driving force; drive
驱车	qū chē	to go by car (as driver or passenger)
光驱	guāng qū	CD or DVD Drive; abbr. for 光盤驅動器\|光盘驱动器
驱病	qū bìng	wards off disease
前驱	qián qū	precursor; pioneer
驱走	qū zǒu	to drive away