Dong Chinese dictionary

qū

spur a horse on

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 区 represents the sound. Simplified form of 驅.

Components

马 Meaning component

mǎ

horse

区 Sound component

qū, oū

area

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

qū

spur a horse on; expel, drive away; to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly

qū

variant of 驅|驱[qū]

qū

old variant of 驅|驱[qū]

Most common words with 驱

Sources