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驰

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

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
6
Radical
馬 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
馳
Common rank
#2,095
Unicode
U+9A70

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 驰 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

马 meaning “horse” + 也 sound ( yě )

Components 马 也

How to remember it

gallop · Heisig RSH #2898

马 horse + scorpion

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 驰

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 也 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
也 sound part 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