懂中文 Dong Chinese

馳

chí

go quickly or swiftly

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 也 represents the sound.

Components
馬 meaning component

馬  Meaning component

mǎ

  

horse

也 sound component

也  Sound component

yě

  

also

Evolution

馳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
馳 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
馳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

驰 (馳) 

chí

go quickly or swiftly; hurry; to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread

Most common words with 馳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

奔驰

to speed

驰

to speed

飞驰

to speed

背道而驰

to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to

驰骋

to gallop