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

Pictograph (象形字)

Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above

components: 七十

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

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