驱
Tap the pinyin to hear it
to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 馬 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 驅
- Common rank
- #1,596
- Unicode
- U+9A71
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 驱
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光盘驱动器 | CD or DVD drive; abbr. to 光驅|光驱 | |
| 长驱直入 | to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom); (fig.) to push deep into the heart o… | |
| 驱动力 | driving force | |
| 驱动器 | drive | |
| 全轮驱动 | all-wheel drive | |
| 四轮驱动 | four-wheel drive | |
| 磁盘驱动器 | disk drive | |
| 四驱车 | four-by-four (vehicle); 4x4 | |
| 国际先驱论坛报 | International Herald Tribune | |
| 驱动轮 | drive wheel | |
| 概念驱动加工 | concept-driven processing | |
| 先驱者 | pioneer; trailblazer | |
| 驱动程序 | device driver (computing software) | |
| 驱动 | to drive; to propel; drive (vehicle wheel); drive mechanism (tape or disk); device driver … | |
| 驱力 | (psychological) driving force; drive | |
| 驱车 | to go by car (as driver or passenger) | |
| 光驱 | CD or DVD Drive; abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器 | |
| 驱病 | wards off disease | |
| 前驱 | precursor; pioneer | |
| 驱走 | to drive away |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 区 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区 sound part | area, district, region, ward; surname | |
| 鸥 | seagull, tern; Larus species (various) | |
| 枢 | door hinge; pivot; center of power | |
| 抠 | to lift, to raise; tight-fisted | |
| 呕 | to vomit; to annoy, to enrage | |
| 殴 | to hit, to beat, to fight with fists | |
| 瓯 | bowl, cup; small tray | |
| 躯 | the human body | |
| 沤 | to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked | |
| 讴 | songs; to sing | |
| 岖 | steep, sheer; rugged, rough | |
| 怄 | annoyed | |
| 眍 | sunken eyes |