驶 shǐ to drive
to drive; to pilot; to ride
How to remember 驶: 马 horse + 史 history = to drive. Sitting on a wooden horse in the history museum, the boy shouts to grandpa "One day I want to drive everything!"
Component breakdown
驶 = 马 horse + 史 history
- 马 horse
- 史 history
Sitting on a wooden horse in the history museum, the boy shouts to grandpa "One day I want to drive everything!"
How it is used
- Formal/written register - the everyday spoken verb for "drive" is 开 kāi, not 驶.
- 行驶 xíngshǐ describes a vehicle moving along a route (火车正在行驶 "the train is moving"), and 驾驶 jiàshǐ is the formal word for "to drive/pilot," used for cars, ships, and planes alike, and appears on official signage and licenses.