车
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car; vehicle; CL:輛|辆[liang4]; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #69 U+8F66
How 车 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above
How to remember it
car · Heisig RSH #300
— as a component also called: car, cart, wagon, vehicle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 车 as their sound component
These characters all use 车 (chē) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 车 sound component | chē | cart, vehicle; to move in a cart |
| 斩 | zhǎn | to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead |
| 砗 | chē | giant clam, Tridacna gigas |
| 厍 | shè | surname |
Words containing 车
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山地自行车 | shān dì zì xíng chē | mountain bike |
| 山地车 | shān dì chē | mountain bike |
| 车子 | chē zi | car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) |
| 自动车 | zì dòng chē | automobile |
| 人力车 | rén lì chē | rickshaw |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4] |
| 机动车 | jī dòng chē | motor vehicle |
| 天车 | tiān chē | gantry traveling crane |
| 车马 | chē mǎ | vehicles and horses |
| 马车 | mǎ chē | cart; chariot; carriage; buggy |
| 手拉车 | shǒu lā chē | cart |
| 小车 | xiǎo chē | small model car; mini-car; small horse-cart; barrow; wheelbarrow; type of folk dance |
| 开车人 | kāi chē rén | driver; person driving a vehicle |
| 电动车 | diàn dòng chē | electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars) |
| 自行车道 | zì xíng chē dào | bike path; bicycle trail; bike lane |
| 机车 | jī chē | locomotive; train engine car; (coll.) motorcycle; (Tw) scooter; motorcycle; (Tw) (slang) h… |
| 车机 | chē jī | (automotive) head unit; infotainment system |
| 电力机车 | diàn lì jī chē | electric locomotive |
| 动车 | dòng chē | (PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train; power car; multiple-unit train (abbr. for 動車組|动车组[… |
| 风力水车 | fēng lì shuǐ chē | wind-powered waterwheel |