车

chē

surname Che

Radical: 车 Strokes: 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

转轻轮软轩载输轨轴较辉辑

Same radical

转轻轮软轩载输轨轴较辉辑辅辈辙

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Character Decomposition

车=七+十

Etymology

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

Meanings

surname Che

Chē

car

vehicle

machine

to shape with a lathe

Kangxi radical 159

chē

war chariot (archaic)

rook (in Chinese chess)

rook (in chess)

jū

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Words with 车 1044 total

spinning wheel纺车fǎng chē tanker (truck)槽车cáo chē (coll.) bicycle; bike (esp. in Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China and, more generally, used across China to refer to a bike-share bicycle)单车dān chē handcart; flatbed cart; flatbed tricycle板车bǎn chē train火车huǒ chē winch · windlass绞车jiǎo chē

Idioms with 车 118 total

to go on foot (idiom) · to do things at a leisurely pace安步当车ān bù dàng chē precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle · ostentatious display of luxury宝马香车bǎo mǎ xiāng chē lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure杯水车薪bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom) · fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities闭门造车bì mén zào chē