懂中文 Dong Chinese

驰

chí

go quickly or swiftly

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 也 represents the sound. Simplified form of 馳.

Components
马 meaning component

马  Meaning component

mǎ

  

horse

也 sound component

也  Sound component

yě

  

also

Evolution

驰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
驰 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
驰 Simplified script Modern

Simplified 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 驰
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