TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
駛
ㄕˇ · shǐ
verb — to drive, to speed (a vehicle); to gallop
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A horse (馬) with 史 shǐ giving the sound. A horse running fast — its original sense, the gallop. The speed carried over to the vehicle that replaced the horse: to drive, to speed along (駕駛、行駛).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
馬(馬)撒開蹄子飛奔,路兩旁的景物刷刷往後退。
The horse (馬) breaks into a flat run, the roadside flicking past on either hand.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)疾馳— to gallop fast (of a horse)
→駕駛、行駛— to drive, to speed along常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
史shǐthe sound donor — 史 stands alone (history), 駛 sets a horse beside it駒jūthe horse cousin — a colt, built on 句 instead of