驰
馳chí
#2,096 most
frequent character
to run fast, to speed, to gallop
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
驰 chí pairs 马, a horse, with 也 yě. Chasing a horse to make it run gives the first meaning. From there it grew to 'to speed, gallop' and 'to spread, disseminate'. 也 yě supplies the sound, though the link is not clear in Mandarin.
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