Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (驾)
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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)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)駝 camel (back end) (trad)
Historical Evolution
驾
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
驾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
驾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
驾
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
驾
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
驾
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
驾
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
驾
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
驾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驾 / 駕 [Jià]
surname Jia
驾 / 駕 [jià]
to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)
Japanese
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
駕 かご
Kago place name
CHINESE WORDS (57)
驾驶 [jiàshǐ] #2,537
to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
驾车 [jiàchē] #5,265
to drive a vehicle
驾驶员 [jiàshǐyuán] #8,996
pilot
驾照 [jiàzhào] #4,392
driver's license
劳驾 [láojià] #6,118
excuse me
驾驭 [jiàyù] #10,474
to urge on (of horse)
驾驶证 [jiàshǐzhèng] #18,899
driver's license
驾驶舱 [jiàshǐcāng] #13,028
cockpit
凌驾 [língjià] #15,928
to be above
驾校 [jiàxiào] #34,013
driving school
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
凌駕 [りょうが] #11,610
excelling
駕籠 [かご] #23,068
palanquin
駕籠屋 [かごや] #66,847
sedan chair bearer
辻駕籠 [つじかご] #99,501
street palanquin
駕籠かき [かごかき] #99,685
palanquin bearer
来賀 [らいが] #109,592
your coming
繋駕 [けいが] #207,101
harnessing (a horse to a cart, esp. for a race)
出駕 [しゅつが] #244,171
departure (of a noble)
鳳駕 [ほうが] #283,185
imperial carriage
竜駕 [りょうが] #303,071
imperial carriage
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