Definitions

shǐ (verb) to drive; to operate (vehicle)
shǐ (verb) to move quickly; to speed

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 驶 describes the swift movement or operation of vehicles. Its traditional form, 駛, combines the horse radical (马) on the left with a phonetic component (史, meaning "history") on the right. Originally, it specifically meant the rapid galloping of a horse or driving a horse-drawn carriage. As transportation evolved, its meaning expanded to include steering, sailing, and piloting modern vehicles like cars and ships, while the horse radical was retained.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Example Sentences Hide

汽车入车库。

Qìchē shǐ rù chēkù.

The car drives into the garage.

司机驾巴士。

Sījī jiàshǐ bāshì.

The driver drives the bus.

火车行在铁轨上。

Huǒchē xíngshǐ zài tiěguǐ shàng.

The train travels on the tracks.

船舶离了港口。

Chuánbó shǐ lí le gǎngkǒu.

The ship sailed away from the port.

他驾飞机穿越云层。

Tā jiàshǐ fēijī chuānyuè yúncéng.

He pilots the plane through the clouds.

这艘船正向太平洋。

Zhè sōu chuán zhèng shǐ xiàng Tàipíng Yáng.

This ship is sailing towards the Pacific Ocean.

在高速公路上行要小心。

Zài gāosù gōnglù shàng xíngshǐ yào xiǎoxīn.

Drive carefully on the highway.

自动驾汽车技术正在发展。

Zìdòng jiàshǐ qìchē jìshù zhèngzài fāzhǎn.

Autonomous driving car technology is developing.