驭 (yù): to drive, to manage, to control

驭 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “to drive.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (semantic) and 又 (phonetic). It ranks #2910 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 驭 horse. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 马 horse5 strokesFrequency #2910马 semantic又 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to drive
  2. to manage
  3. to control

Etymology & Origin

驭

pictophonetichorse

Decomposition: ⿰马又 (layout: left-right)

Components:马semantic又phonetic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
驾驭jià yùto urge on (of horse)
驭手yù shǒuperson in charge of pack animals
以一驭万yǐ yī yù wànto control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
长辔远驭cháng pèi yuǎn yùto control from a distance (idiom)
驭气yù qìto fly magically through the air
驭兽术yù shòu shùanimal training
统驭tǒng yùto control
7
Total compounds
43
As first character
43
As last character
14
As middle character

驭 appears in 7 compound words: 43 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 驭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

驾jià
0.6532,088 co-occurrences
噩è
0.47966 co-occurrences
涕tì
0.44742 co-occurrences
难nán
0.429366 co-occurrences
远yuǎn
0.403282 co-occurrences
抚fǔ
0.38284 co-occurrences
吏lì
0.36084 co-occurrences
兽shòu
0.35848 co-occurrences
脏zāng
0.35630 co-occurrences
夷yí
0.33748 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

以一驭万yǐ yī yù wànHSK 7+

to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)

phrase
长辔远驭cháng pèi yuǎn yùHSK 7+

to control from a distance (idiom)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

驭字由5笔画组成，结构很巧妙。

yù zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "驭" consists of five strokes, with a remarkably ingenious structure.

DigitimesMar 2026

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jīng zhǔn jià yù A C I yǔ V X L A N jùn yǒng zī xùn shí wù jīng yàn yǐn lǐng . . .

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中国军网Feb 2026

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jūn shì lùn tán 丨 yǐ jiǎn yù fán : yòng jiǎn dān guī zé zhì shèng wèi lái

Military Forum丨Control complexity with simplicity: "smart" with simple rules to win the future

Character Family

马 Radical Family — Characters sharing the horse radical

驳bó驰chí冯píng骇hài驾jià骏jùn骗piàn骑qí驱qū驶shǐ

Related Characters

马mǎ骑qí验yàn驶shǐ驾jià骂mà骗piàn驻zhù骄jiāo驮tuó

Homophones — Characters pronounced yù

于yú余yú鱼yú与yǔ雨yǔ语yǔ玉yù育yù预yù遇yù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 驭 (yù) mean in Chinese?
驭 (yù) primarily means "to drive." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2910 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 驭 have?
驭 is written with 5 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 驭?
The radical associated with 驭 is 马 (horse). This radical appears in many characters related to horse.
What are the components of 驭?
驭 is composed of: 马 (semantic), 又 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰马又 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 驭?
Common words with 驭 include: 驾驭 (jià yù, "to urge on (of horse)"); 驭手 (yù shǒu, "person in charge of pack animals"); 以一驭万 (yǐ yī yù wàn, "to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)"); 长辔远驭 (cháng pèi yuǎn yù, "to control from a distance (idiom)"); 驭气 (yù qì, "to fly magically through the air"). There are over 7 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 驭 (yù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yù: 于 ((of time or place) in), 余 ((literary) I), 鱼 (fish), 与 (and), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 驭 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 驭 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.