TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
驅
ㄑㄩ · qū
verb — to drive (horses) forward; to expel, disperse
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A horse (馬) made to run — to drive it on. 區 qū carries the sound. From driving the horse: 驅車、驅趕, and the scattering it causes, 驅散.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鞭子一響，馬（馬）撒蹄就跑——後面的人全被驅散了。
The whip cracks, the horse (馬) breaks into a run — and the crowd behind scatters.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)驅馬、驅車— to drive horses forward
→驅趕、驅逐— to drive off, expel常用
⇒驅散— to disperse, scatter
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension