车
车 (chē) means “vehicle”. It is made of 七 + 十 and has 4 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word.
Break 车 into its parts
What 车 is made of
- 七 qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的车坏了。Wǒ de chē huài le.My car has broken down.
这是谁的车？Zhè shì shéi de chē?Whose car is this?
Words with 车
- 车票chēpiàobus or train ticket
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 车站chēzhànstation
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 火车huǒchētrain
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 汽车qìchēcar
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 出租车chūzūchētaxi
Also built with 七
Quick facts
| Pinyin | chē |
|---|---|
| Meaning | vehicle; car |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 車 (cart, #159) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 3.0 · Level 1 |
Questions about 车
What does 车 mean?
车 (chē) means “vehicle; car”.
How many strokes does 车 have?
车 has 4 strokes.
What is the radical of 车?
The radical of 车 is 車 (chē, “cart”), Kangxi radical number 159.
What parts make up 车?
车 is made of 七 (seven) and 十 (ten).
Which HSK level is 车?
车 is in HSK 3.0 · Level 1.
Learn 车 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 · Group 8: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.