Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 史 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (驶)
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Similar Characters
嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馳 gallop (trad)馴 tame (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駝 camel (back end) (trad)
Historical Evolution
駛
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
駛
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
駛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驶 / 駛 [shǐ]
to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (19)
驾驶 [jiàshǐ] #2,537
to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
行驶 [xíngshǐ] #7,118
to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
驾驶员 [jiàshǐyuán] #8,996
pilot
驾驶证 [jiàshǐzhèng] #18,899
driver's license
驾驶舱 [jiàshǐcāng] #13,028
cockpit
驶入 [shǐrù] #21,683
(of a car, ship, train etc) to enter
驾驶人 [jiàshǐrén] #19,593
(car, van) driver
驶往 [shǐwǎng] #27,828
bound for
驶离 [shǐlí] #24,495
to steer (the plane) away from
驾驶执照 [jiàshǐzhízhào] #37,746
driver's license
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