chí

to run fast

to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread

horse (马) + also (也) = gallop at full speed

马 gives the core image of a horse in full motion. 也 contributes the sound chí and carries no meaning here.

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Also (unrelated to this character's meaning)Phonetic
HorseSemantic

马在草原上自由奔

mǎ zài cǎoyuán shàng zìyóu bēn chí。

The horse gallops freely across the grassland.

他的名声早已于四海。

tā de míngshēng zǎo yǐ chí yú sìhǎi。

His fame has long since spread to all corners of the world.

Words with 驰

风驰电掣

fēng chí diàn chè

fast as lightning

飞驰

fēi chí

to speed

驰名

chí míng

famous

驰援

chí yuán

to rush to the rescue

驰誉

chí yù

famous

驰道

chí dào

(old) highway for the emperor

驰骋

chí chěng

to gallop

驰骛

chí wù

to move swiftly

驰鹜

chí wù

variant of 馳騖|驰骛[chi2 wu4]

驰龙科

chí lóng kē

Dromaeosauridae (dinosaur family including velociraptor)

交驰

jiāo chí

continuously circling one another

卡洛驰

kǎ luò chí

Crocs, Inc.

More characters with 马