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The character "驾", with its traditional form "駕", is structurally composed of the semantic component "馬" meaning horse and the phonetic component "加" meaning to add or impose, originating from the concept of placing a yoke upon horses or harnessing them to a carriage. Its primary meaning historically referred to the action of driving horse-drawn vehicles, but over time it expanded to denote the operation of any wheeled conveyance, such as cars, and later the piloting of aircraft. This semantic extension occurred while the character's composition remained unchanged, with "加" contributing to the sense of applying control or force, thereby broadening its application from specific animal-drawn transport to general vehicular control.
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我刚刚学会驾驶。
他今天通过了驾考。
爸爸在驾校当教练。
请你出示一下驾照。
好的驾驶习惯很重要。
劳驾，请让一让路。
他熟练地驾驭了那匹马。
他的技术为公司的发展保驾。