驾jià
to drive, to ride, to sail; carriage, cart. 8 strokes, radical 马, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 驾
Strokes 1–5 write 加, then strokes 6–8 write 马.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 驾 · the stroke-order rules
What 驾 is made of
加 (jiā, to add to) and 马 (mǎ, horse).
马 carries the meaning — horse — and 加 carries the sound.
Words that use 驾
| 驾驶 | to drive, pilot 指操纵车辆或飞行器行驶 青年技术员熟练驾驶检测车辆。The young technician skillfully drove the test vehicle. Lesson 438, 平稳驾驶 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture |
| 驾照 | driver's license 指准许驾驶车辆的证件 扶贫队员考取了驾照。The poverty-relief worker obtained a driver's license. Lesson 439, 砥砺克艰 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture |
Characters that share the sound part 加
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 马
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 马 radical page.