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车

Traditional: 車

chē

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chē · ce1 (Jyutping)

  1. car
  2. vehicle
  3. CL:輛|辆[liang4]
  4. machine
  5. to shape with a lathe
  6. Kangxi radical 159
  7. surname Che

jū · ce1 (Jyutping)

  1. war chariot (archaic)
  2. rook (in Chinese chess)
  3. rook (in chess)

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Character breakdown

车

Meaning
cart, vehicle; carry in cart
Radical
车
Strokes
4
Components
⿻七十
Cangjie
JQ
Four-corner
4050

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