驾

駕
jià
#1,565 most
frequent character
to drive
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

驾 uses 马, a horse, as the meaning part and 加 jiā for sound. It first meant harnessing a burden animal to a vehicle. The meaning then grew to draw a cart, to drive, to ride, and to harness.

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Example Sentences

我学会了怎么开车。
wǒ xuéhuì le zěnme kāichē 。
I learned how to drive.
他每天都驾车上班。
tā měitiān dū jiàchē shàngbān 。
He drives to work every day.
驾车时要注意安全。
jiàchē shí yàozhùyì ānquán 。
You need to pay attention to safety while driving.

Same Characters, Different Readings

驾Jia4
surname Jia

Words with similar meanings

开kāi
to open; to drive
More general term for driving or operating a vehicle.

Homophones

HSK 5
嫁jià
(of a woman) to marry
架jià
frame, rack, shelf, stand
价jià
price, value
假jià
vacation
夹jià
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]

Words Starting With 驾

驾驶jià shǐ
"to pilot (ship, airplane etc); to drive"

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