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)
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:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |