chē, jū

car; vehicle; machine; to lathe

Radical: 车 HSK 1 n, q pictographic

Components & Etymology

车 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 车

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 车.

上车
shàng chē
to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
下车
xià chē
to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
专车
zhuān chē
special (or reserved) train (or other vehicle)
乘车
chéng chē
to ride (in a car or carriage)
会车
huì chē
余车
yú chē
emperor's carriage
便车
biàn chē
to hitchhike
修车
xiū chē
to repair a bike (car etc)
倒车
dǎo chē
to change buses, trains etc
候车
hòu chē
停车
tíng chē
to stop
公车
gōng chē
bus

Related characters (radical 车)

Characters that share the radical .

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