驶
shǐ HSK5

sail

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 史 represents the sound. Simplified form of 駛.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
史
史 Sound component
shǐ history

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

駛 shǐ sail Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 史 represents the sound.

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
史
史 Sound component
shǐ history

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsrɯʔ
srɯs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica