駛 meaning and stroke order
To drive, to pilot, to ride; fast, quick
How to write 駛, 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 駛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed
- (of a vehicle) to run; to go
- (of a boat) to sail
How 駛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Horse.
馬 gives the meaning and 史 hints at the sound.
Radical: 馬 (horse), shared by 47 characters on this site.
How to remember 駛
駛 combines 馬 (horse) with 史 (shǐ), which gives the sound. Picture a horse galloping fast down the road, and the sound shǐ comes along for the ride.
駛 is rarely used alone in speech. It mostly appears in words like 駕駛 (jiàshǐ, to drive or pilot) and 行駛 (xíngshǐ, to travel along a route), and it covers cars, trains, boats and planes. Example: 火車駛向北京。(Huǒchē shǐxiàng Běijīng.) The train is heading toward Beijing.
Common mistake: Learners often write 使 (shǐ, to use or make) instead of 駛 because they sound the same. Remember that 駛 has the horse 馬 on the left because it is about vehicles moving, while 使 has the person radical 亻.
Common words with 駛
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 |
| 行駛 | xíngshǐ | to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) | HSK 5 |
| 駕駛員 | jiàshǐyuán | pilot; driver | |
| 駕駛艙 | jiàshǐcāng | cockpit; control cabin | |
| 駛向 | shǐxiàng | (of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of | |
| 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 | |
| 駛離 | shǐlí | to steer (the plane) away from; to drive away (from a place) | |
| 無人駕駛 | wúrénjiàshǐ | unmanned; unpiloted | |
| 駛往 | shǐwǎng | (of a vehicle, boat etc) to travel to; to head for | |
| 駛入 | shǐrù | (of a car, ship, train etc) to enter |
Questions about 駛
How many strokes are in 駛?
駛 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 駛 mean?
駛 (shǐ) means to drive, to pilot, to ride; fast, quick. 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 駛?
駛 is pronounced shǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 駛?
The radical of 駛 is 馬, which carries the idea of "horse". Dictionaries list 駛 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 駛?
駛 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 驶, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 駕駛 (jiàshǐ) and 開車 (kāichē)?
Both can mean to drive a car. 開車 is the everyday spoken word, while 駕駛 is more formal and also covers piloting ships and planes, as in 駕駛員 (jiàshǐyuán, pilot or driver).
Can 駛 be used for walking people?
No. 駛 is used for vehicles, boats and, historically, horses. For people walking you would use 走 (zǒu) or 行走 (xíngzǒu).