公交车 (gōngjiāochē) · bus
公交车 (gōngjiāochē) means “bus; public transport vehicle”. It is written with 3 characters: 公 (fair) + 交 (to hand in) + 车 (vehicle). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 公交车 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
交 jiāo · to hand in
What 交 is made of
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person with crossed (intersecting) legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
车 chē · vehicle
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
Questions about 公交车
What does 公交车 mean?
公交车 (gōngjiāochē) means “bus; public transport vehicle”.
How do you pronounce 公交车?
公交车 is pronounced gōngjiāochē.
Which HSK level is 公交车?
公交车 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 公布gōngbùto announce
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.