驅

驅 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬+11, 21 strokes, cangjie input 尸火尸口口 (SFSRR), four-corner 7131₆, composition ⿰馬區)

• 駆 驱

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1444, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44968
• Dae Jaweon: page 1968, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4574, character 1
• Unihan data for U+9A45

Historical forms of the character 驅
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰo, *kʰos) : semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 區 (OC *qoː, *kʰo).

驅

1. to drive (a horse or a car); to spur

   驅馬向前／驱马向前  ―  qūmǎ xiàngqián  ―  to spur one's horse forward

   • 子有車馬，弗馳弗驅。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子有车马，弗驰弗驱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǐ yǒu chēmǎ, fú chí fú qū.

     You have carriages and horses,
     But you will not drive them.

2. to run quickly

   並駕齊驅／并驾齐驱  ―  bìngjiàqíqū  ―  to run neck and neck

   長驅直入／长驱直入  ―  chángqūzhírù  ―  to drive straight in

3. to expel; to disperse

   驅蚊／驱蚊  ―  qūwén  ―  to expel mosquitoes

   • 神定，捉蝦蟆，鞭數十，驅之別院。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     神定，捉虾蟆，鞭数十，驱之别院。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 19th century, Shen Fu, 浮生六記, (Six Records of a Floating Life)

     Shén dìng, zhuō háma, biān shù shí, qū zhī bié yuàn.

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4. to compel

   驅使／驱使  ―  qūshǐ  ―  to drive; to spur

5. Short for 驅逐艦／驱逐舰 (qūzhújiàn, “destroyer”).

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 駆)

1. spur a horse on
2. expel
3. drive away

• Go-on: く (ku)
• Kan-on: く (ku)
• On: きゅう (kyū)
• Kun: かける (kakeru, 驅ける)、かる (karu, 驅る)

驅 (eumhun 몰 구 (mol gu))

1. hanja form^? of 구 (“spur a horse on”)
2. hanja form^? of 구 (“expel, drive away”)

驅: Hán Nôm readings: xúi, khu, xù

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