駕 meaning and stroke order
To drive, to ride, to sail; carriage, cart
How to write 駕, stroke by stroke
15 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 駕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to harness
- to draw (a cart etc)
- to drive
- to pilot
- to sail
- to ride
How 駕 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Horse.
馬 gives the meaning and 加 hints at the sound.
Radical: 馬 (horse), shared by 47 characters on this site.
How to remember 駕
駕 is 加 (jiā, to add) sitting on top of 馬 (mǎ, horse). Picture adding a horse to your cart so it can pull you along, and 加 also hints at the sound jià.
駕 means to harness or drive, and today it mostly appears in words about driving and piloting, like 驾驶 (jiàshǐ) and 驾照 (jiàzhào). Example: 他刚考到驾照。(Tā gāng kǎo dào jiàzhào.) He just got his driver's license.
Common mistake: Learners often say jiā because of the component 加, but 駕 is fourth tone, jià. Also do not mix it up with 驶 (shǐ), which also means to drive. 驾驶 is the full word, and 驾 alone is rare in casual speech.
Common words with 駕
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 駕駛 | jiàshǐ | to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain | HSK 5 |
| 駕照 | jiàzhào | driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照[jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4]) | HSK 5 |
| 駕車 | jià chē | to drive a vehicle | HSK 7-9 |
| 駕馭 | jiàyù | to urge on (of horse); to drive | HSK 7-9 |
| 駕駛員 | jiàshǐyuán | pilot; driver | |
| 勞駕 | láojià | excuse me | |
| 駕駛艙 | jiàshǐcāng | cockpit; control cabin | |
| 大駕光臨 | dàjiàguānglín | we are honored by your presence | |
| 駕駛室 | jiàshǐshì | cab (of a locomotive, truck etc); driver's compartment; wheelhouse | |
| 副駕駛 | fùjiàshǐ | copilot; co-driver (abbr. for 副駕駛員|副驾驶员[fu4 jia4 shi3 yuan2]); front passenger seat (abbr. | |
| 駕駛執照 | jiàshǐzhízhào | driver's license | |
| 駕駛證 | jiàshǐzhèng | driver's license | |
| 無人駕駛 | wúrénjiàshǐ | unmanned; unpiloted | |
| 駕崩 | jiàbēng | (of an emperor) to pass away |
Questions about 駕
How many strokes are in 駕?
駕 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 駕 mean?
駕 (jià) means to drive, to ride, to sail; carriage, cart. A common word with it is 驾驶 (jiàshǐ), meaning "to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain".
How do you pronounce 駕?
駕 is pronounced jià, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 駕?
The radical of 駕 is 馬, which carries the idea of "horse". Dictionaries list 駕 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 駕?
駕 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 驾, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 劳驾 mean excuse me?
劳驾 (láojià) literally means to trouble your carriage, a polite way of saying sorry to bother you. People use it when asking someone to move aside or do a small favor, for example 劳驾，让一下 (láojià, ràng yíxià), excuse me, let me through.
Can 驾 be used for planes and boats, not just cars?
Yes. 驾驶 (jiàshǐ) covers cars, ships and airplanes, and a pilot's cockpit is 驾驶舱 (jiàshǐcāng). For cars specifically, people also say 开车 (kāichē) in everyday speech.