(shǐ) — to travel or move (of vehicles, ships, aircraft); to drive; to sail

Definition

A verb used for vehicles, ships, and trains moving — 'to drive, sail, or pull into/out of (a place)'. It emphasizes the motion of the vehicle itself, not the driver (开).

verb
to travel or move (of vehicles, ships, aircraft)to driveto sail

Examples

  • Zhè liàng chē shǐ dé hěn kuài.
    This car moves very fast.
  • Lún chuán shǐ xiàng dà hǎi shēn chù.
    The ship sailed into the deep sea.
  • Huǒ chē huǎn huǎn shǐ rù chē zhàn.
    The train slowly pulled into the station.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駛; 驶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
shǐshǐ
Same sound today

The traditional form 駛 has 馬 as the meaning part and 史 as the sound part.

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