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车 chē — “car”
How to write and say the Chinese character 车 (chē), which means car — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Out & about.
Pinyin · 拼音 chē
Meaning · 意思 car
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 车 (cart)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
车 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above.
A common word常用词
汽车
car
Example sentence例句
路上车真多。
There are so many cars on the road.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.