Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 也 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (驰)
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嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馴 tame (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)駝 camel (back end) (trad)
Historical Evolution
馳
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
馳
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
馳
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
馳
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
馳
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
馳
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
馳
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
馳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驰 / 馳 [chí]
to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
馳 はせ
Hase surname
CHINESE WORDS (25)
奔驰 [Bēnchí] #8,792
Benz (name)
飞驰 [fēichí] #19,147
to speed
背道而驰 [bèidào'érchí] #19,481
to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
驰骋 [chíchěng] #22,525
to gallop
驰名 [chímíng] #45,667
famous
周星驰 [ZhōuXīngchí] #17,047
Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wúlítóu] movies
疾驰 [jíchí] #37,788
to speed along
风驰电掣 [fēngchídiànchè] #39,888
fast as lightning
心驰神往 [xīnchíshénwǎng] #49,838
one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person
古驰 [Gǔchí] #49,966
Gucci (brand)
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JAPANESE WORDS (17)
⭐ ご馳走 [ごちそう] #10,398
treat (esp. food and drink)
思いを馳せる [おもいをはせる] #14,622
to think about
馳せる [はせる] #18,840
to run
ご馳走になる [ごちそうになる] #23,898
to be treated to a meal
名を馳せる [なをはせる] #27,364
to win fame
馳せ参じる [はせさんじる] #28,859
to hasten to join
馳走 [ちそう] #33,225
treating someone (to food or drink)
遅ればせながら [おくればせながら] #36,339
belatedly
⭐ ご馳走様 [ごちそうさま] #37,154
thank you (for the meal)
⭐ ご馳走様でした [ごちそうさまでした] #40,572
thank you for the meal
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KOREAN WORDS (1)