车
车 (chē) means “vehicle”. It is made of 七 + 十 and has 4 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
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)
车 stroke order
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
- 车辆chēliàngvehicle
- 出租车chūzūchētaxi
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 骑车qíchēto ride a bike
- 停车tíngchēto park
- 停车场tíngchēchǎngparking lot
- 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
- 倒车dǎochēto change trains or buses
- 倒车dǎochēto change trains or buses
- 电动车diàndòngchēe-bike
- 堵车dǔchētraffic jam
- 列车lièchētrain
- 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
- 车库chēkùgarage
- 车厢chēxiāngrailway carriage
- 救护车jiùhùchēambulance
- 卡车kǎchētruck
- 摩托车mótuōchēmotorcycle
- 刹车shāchēto brake
- 车速chēsùvehicle speed
- 车位chēwèiparking space
- 动车dòngchēbullet train
Also built with 七
Quick facts
| Pinyin | chē |
|---|---|
| Meaning | vehicle; car |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 車 (cart, #159) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) |
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 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Learn 车 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.