Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "驾", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "驾", and master the standard way of writing the character "驾".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 驾
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "驾" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
驾
jià
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1. To harness an animal to a cart or implement, to draw (a cart or agricultural tool).
Example: 驾车 (draw a cart); 驾辕 (harness to a yoke).
2. A general term for ancient vehicles, specifically referring to imperial carriages, and by extension, referring to the emperor.
Example: 车驾 (imperial carriage); 法驾 (a type of imperial vehicle).
3. To make something move, to operate.
Example: 驾驶 (drive); 驾机 (sail); 驾驭 (also written as “驾御,” to control).
4. Above..., to exceed; to rise above.
Example: 驾云 (ride the clouds); 凌驾 (to rise above, to overshadow someone or something).
5. A term of respect for a person.
Example: 大驾 (your esteemed presence); 尊驾 (your esteemed presence); 劳驾 (thank you for your trouble); 驾临 (your honorable arrival).
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1. A cart, or a general term for imperial carriages.
Example: 车子 (carriage; cart).
2. A horse.
Example: 马 (horse).
3. By extension, refers to the emperor, the sovereign.
Example: 皇帝 (emperor).
4. A honorific epithet for a person.
Example: 敬称 (a term of respect).
5. A day's travel by a horse-drawn cart is called one 驾.
6. A surname.
walk on air / ride on a cloud / fly up to the cloudy region / mount the clouds and ride the mist / ride on the mists and clouds / walk upon air / reel / ride the clouds and harness the mist / fly in the cloud and fog / travel through space