车(chē)

HSK 14 strokesTrad. 車
Readingschējū

surname Che

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chē / jū
Meaning
surname Che
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
車

Origin & structure

Where 车 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻七十

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

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

七qī十shí

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 車: A cart with two wheels, seen from above

How to write 车 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 车

Common words using 车 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shàng上chē车
HSK 1

to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)

Open 上车 page →
xià下chē车
HSK 1

to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)

Open 下车 page →
dǎ打chē车
HSK 1

to take a taxi (in town)

Open 打车 page →
qì汽chē车
HSK 1

car

Open 汽车 page →
huǒ火chē车
HSK 1

train

Open 火车 page →
chē车piào票
HSK 1

ticket (for a bus or train)

Open 车票 page →
chē车zhàn站
HSK 1

rail station

Open 车站 page →
kāi开chē车
HSK 1

to drive a car (or train etc)

Open 开车 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 车’s common words

上下打汽火票站开

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