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. [Pinyin]

     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. [Pinyin]

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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”).

(uncommon “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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