轮胎
Old HSK 6
轮胎 (lúntāi) · tire
轮胎 (lúntāi) means “tire”. It is written with 2 characters: 轮 (to take turns) + 胎 (embryo). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 轮胎 is built
The characters
轮 lún · to take turns
What 轮 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 仑lún — logical reasons
- 人rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 仑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
胎 tāi · embryo
What 胎 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 台tái — platform
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
车的轮胎破了。Chē de lúntāi pò le.The car has a flat tire.
他在路边换轮胎。Tā zài lùbiān huàn lúntāi.He's changing a tire by the roadside.
Questions about 轮胎
What does 轮胎 mean?
轮胎 (lúntāi) means “tire”.
How do you pronounce 轮胎?
轮胎 is pronounced lúntāi.
Which HSK level is 轮胎?
轮胎 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 轮船lúnchuánship
- 轮椅lúnyǐwheelchair
- 轮子lúnziwheel
- 轮流lúnliúto take turns
- 轮廓lúnkuòoutline
- 轮lúnto take turns
- 双胞胎shuāngbāotāitwins
Learn 轮胎 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 121: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.