驶 (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
- 驶。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xíngshēngMost 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
馬馬mǎ
The traditional form 駛 has 馬 as the meaning part and 史 as the sound part.
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