馭 meaning and stroke order
To drive, to ride; to manage, to control
How to write 馭, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 馭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 御[yu4]
- to drive
- to manage
- to control
How 馭 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Horse.
馬 gives the meaning and 又 hints at the sound.
Radical: 馬 (horse), shared by 47 characters on this site.
How to remember 馭
A horse 馬 (mǎ) on the left and a hand 又 (yòu) on the right: a hand holding the reins of a horse, so 馭 (yù) means to drive or control. In the etymology data, 又 also gives the sound hint and 馬 gives the meaning.
馭 is literary and appears mostly in set words like 驾驭 (jiàyù), which today often means to master or control something difficult, not just a horse. Example: 他能驾驭这种复杂的局面。(Tā néng jiàyù zhè zhǒng fùzá de júmiàn.) He can handle this kind of complicated situation.
Common mistake: Learners often write 驭 with 又 replaced by 叉 or 支, or confuse it with 驳 (bó), which has 爻 on the right and means to refute. Also remember the tone is fourth, yù, not yú.
Common words with 馭
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 駕馭 | jiàyù | to urge on (of horse); to drive | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 馭
How many strokes are in 馭?
馭 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 馭 mean?
馭 (yù) means to drive, to ride; to manage, to control. A common word with it is 驾驭 (jiàyù), meaning "to urge on (of horse); to drive".
How do you pronounce 馭?
馭 is pronounced yù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 馭?
The radical of 馭 is 馬, which carries the idea of "horse". Dictionaries list 馭 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 馭?
馭 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 驭, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 馭 and 御?
The dictionary lists 馭 as a variant of 御 (yù) in the sense of driving and controlling. 御 has a wider range and also means imperial or to resist, as in 防御 (fángyù). For driving and mastering, 驾驭 with 驭 is the usual modern spelling.
Can I use 驭 by itself in everyday speech?
Rarely. In daily Chinese you would say 开车 (kāichē) to drive a car or 骑马 (qímǎ) to ride a horse. 驭 alone sounds classical and mostly shows up in compounds and formal writing.