驾 jià to drive
to drive; to ride; to sail
怎么记住“驾”: 加 add + 马 horse = to drive. Uncle keeps trying to add a horse trek to every family holiday, because he lives to drive and never to sit still.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
驾 = 加 add + 马 horse
- 加 add sound
- 力 power
- 口 mouth
- 马 horse meaning
Uncle keeps trying to add a horse trek to every family holiday, because he lives to drive and never to sit still.
How it came to be
The horse gives the meaning and the top part the sound: a horse in its yoke.
用法
- 驾照 jiàzhào "driver's license" and 驾驶 jiàshǐ "to drive" (formal, any vehicle) are the everyday-useful compounds.
- 劳驾 láojià is a set polite phrase meaning "excuse me, could you..." used when asking a stranger for a small favor, like to move aside.
- 驾驭 jiàyù extends figuratively to "master/control" something intangible: 驾驭语言 (jiàyù yǔyán) "to master a language."