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chē — “car”

How to write and say the Chinese character (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 (cart)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

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

chē

car

Example sentence例句

shàngchēzhēnduō

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.