old variant of 驅|驱[qu1]

to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly

horse (马) + sound (区) = urge on, drive forward

The horse radical grounds the meaning in movement and animal energy — driving or spurring a horse forward. 区 contributes the sound qū and does not carry semantic weight here.

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农民用声音走了田里的鸟。

nóng mín yòng shēng yīn qū zǒu le tián lǐ de niǎo。

The farmer drove away the birds in the field with sound.

这种药可以虫,对孩子很有用。

zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ qū chóng,duì hái zi hěn yǒu yòng。

This kind of medicine can expel parasites and is very useful for children.

Words with 驱

长驱直入

cháng qū zhí rù

to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)

驱逐

qū zhú

to expel

驱逐令

qū zhú lìng

banishment order

驱力

qū lì

(psychological) driving force

驱使

qū shǐ

to urge

驱动

qū dòng

to drive

驱动力

qū dòng lì

driving force

驱动器

qū dòng qì

drive

驱动程序

qū dòng chéng xù

device driver (computing software)

驱动轮

qū dòng lún

drive wheel

驱寒

qū hán

to warm oneself

驱役

qū yì

to order (sb) about

More characters with 马