驱

敺
qū
#1,509 most
frequent character
variant of 驅|驱[qu1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

驱 has 马 horse as the picture part and 区 qū as the sound part. It first meant whipping a horse to make it go faster. The sense grew to urge on or drive, then to expel, and to run quickly.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

驱qū
old variant of 驅|驱[qu1]
驱qū
to expel, to urge on, to drive

Homophones

区qū
area, district, region
趋qū
to hasten, to hurry, to walk fast
曲qū
bent, crooked, wrong
驱qū
to expel, to urge on, to drive

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