Stroke Order · 4 strokes (click to expand)
Click the button below to start stroke animation
Character Decomposition
车=七+十
Etymology
Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above
Meanings2 pronunciations
chē
car
vehicle
CL: liàng
machine
to shape with a lathe
Kangxi radical 159
surname Che
jū
war chariot (archaic)
rook (in Chinese chess)
rook (in chess)
Loading examples…
Words with 车 1044 total
spinning wheel纺车fǎng chētanker (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 chēhandcart; flatbed cart; flatbed tricycle板车bǎn chētrain · CL:列 liè, jié,班 bān,趟 tàng火车huǒ chēwinch · windlass绞车jiǎo chēcoach · bus · passenger train客车kè chētruck · CL: liàng卡车kǎ chēto drive a car (or train etc) · (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke开车kāi chēcable car缆车lǎn chēfast-moving vehicle · to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed飞车fēi chēto dispatch a vehicle · (of a vehicle or its driver) to set off出车chū chēto change buses, trains etc倒车dǎo chēlocomotive; train engine car · (coll.) motorcycle · (Tw) scooter; motorcycle · (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with; annoying · (Tw) damn!; crap!机车jī chē
Idioms with 车 118 total Chain
to go on foot (idiom) · to do things at a leisurely pace安步当车ān bù dàng chēprecious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle · ostentatious display of luxury宝马香车bǎo mǎ xiāng chēlit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure杯水车薪bēi shuǐ chē xīnlit. 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
Want to practice speaking with a real teacher? Find a 1-on-1 Chinese tutor on italki (affiliate)