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chē (che1)

Radical no. 159 · 7 strokes (159 部首 · 7 159 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾞ (chē) — meaning: cart, 7 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting an ancient chariot or cart in oracle-bone script, with strokes representing the wheels, axle, and body of the vehicle.

Mnemonic: Picture this glyph as a cart viewed from above, with wheels on either side and the body in the center.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

63 characters
  • bèi

    lifetime

    HSK 5

    15 strokes

  • used in 轆轆|辘辘[lu4 lu4]

    15 strokes

  • 𫐖jiāo

    used in 轇轕|𫐖𮝺[jiao1 ge2]

    15 strokes

  • zhé

    rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4])

    16 strokes

  • lín

    rumbling of wheels

    16 strokes

  • 𮝺

    used in 轇轕|𫐖𮝺[jiao1 ge2]

    16 strokes

  • the hub of wheel

    17 strokes

  • 𫐘kǎn

    used in 轗軻|𫐘轲[kan3 ke3]

    17 strokes

  • zhuǎn

    to turn

    HSK 3

    18 strokes

  • 轿jiào

    sedan chair

    19 strokes

  • hōng

    explosion

    HSK 7

    21 strokes

  • ér

    variant of 輀[er2]

    21 strokes

  • pèi

    bridle; reins

    22 strokes

  • to bully

    22 strokes

  • used in 轆轤|辘轳[lu4 lu5]

    23 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.