驾轻就熟
jià​qīng​jiù​shú

proficient

驾 jià to drive Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound. Simplified form of 駕.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
加
加 Sound component
jiā add

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

轻 qīng light and quick, agile Simplified

Simplified form of 輕. Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 𢀖 represents the sound.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
𢀖
𢀖 Sound component
jīng, xíng warp (textile)

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫Chinese Text Project
Readings & variants
Unicode

就 jiù just，then

Original meaning: high place

Phonosemantic compound. 京 represents the meaning and 尤 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "high place". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "achieve".

Components

京
京 Meaning component
jīng capital city
Change in meaning
京 hints at the original meaning of 就, "high place", which is no longer the most common meaning of 就 in modern Mandarin.
尤
尤 Sound component
yóu especially

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

鹫僦鷲

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

蹴

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzjuwH[dz]u[k]-s go to

說文解字

《說文》：“就，就高也。从京，从尤。尤，異於凡也。，籀文就。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.454
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

熟 shú well-cooked, ripe

Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 孰 represents the sound.

Components

孰
孰 Sound component
shú who? which? what? which one?
灬
灬 Meaning component
biāo, huǒ fire

灬 is a component form of 火.

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzyuwk[d]uk cooked, ripe

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

駕 jià to drive Traditional

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

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
加
加 Sound component
jiā add

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkaeHkˤraj-s hitch horses to a chariot

說文解字

《說文》：“駕，馬在軛中。从馬，加聲。，籀文駕。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

輕 qīng light and quick, agile Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhjieng[kʰ]eŋ (no palatalization before *-eŋ?)light (≠ heavy)

說文解字

《說文》：“輕，輕車也。从車，巠聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫Chinese Text Project
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)