Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "车", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "车", and master the standard way of writing the character "车".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 车
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "车" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
car / a vehicle / machine / to shape with a lathe, vehicle on land
车
chē
Definition:
1. A land-based vehicle with wheels.
- Example: 火车 (train), 皇驾 (royal carriage), 车裂 (a form of torture in ancient China known as "dismemberment by five horses"), 前车之鉴 (a cautionary tale).
2. An instrument that rotates using an axle.
- Example: 纺车 (spinning wheel), 水车 (waterwheel).
3. To draw water using a waterwheel.
- Example: 车水 (to use a waterwheel to lift water).
4. Refers to a lathe or other machinery.
- Example: 车床 (lathe).
5. To process workpieces with a lathe.
- Example: 车零件 (lathed parts).
6. A dialectical term meaning to turn one's body.
- Example: 车身 (to turn oneself).
7. A surname.
Chē
(chē)
Noun
• Primary meaning: A vehicle with wheels used for transportation on land.
• Character formation: Pictograph. Various forms exist in oracle bone script resembling a vehicle.
• Synonyms:
1. Same as the primary meaning (vehicle).
2. Specifically refers to a chariot.
3. Tool that rotates using an axle.
4. Gum (牙床).
5. A surname.
Chē
(chē)
Verb
• To ride in a vehicle.
• To use a lathe to cut or shape.
• To elevate water levels using a waterwheel.
• To rotate (often refers to the body).
Chē
(chē)
Measure word
• A measure unit referring to the capacity of what one vehicle can hold.
• See also jū.
Another definition:
1. One of the pieces in chess.
车
jū
Noun
• A type of chess piece in international chess that can move any number of squares along parallel paths to the edges of the board, provided there are no other pieces in the way (rook).
• A type of piece in Chinese chess (chariot).
• See also chē.