车
chējūChē HSK1

cart, vehicle

车 (車) chē frequency
vehicle noun
a wheeled land vehicle such as a car, bus, or carriage

他在路边停了车。

tā zài lù biān tíng le chē.

He parked the car by the roadside.

lathe verb
to shape, turn, or process an object using a lathe

师傅正在车间里车零件。

shī​fu zhèng​zài chē​jiān lǐ chē líng​jiàn.

The master is lathing parts in the workshop.

machine noun
a mechanical device or apparatus

这台纺车已经很久没用了。

zhè tái fǎng​chē yǐ​jīng hěn jiǔ méi​yòng le.

This spinning wheel hasn't been used for a long time.

radical noun
the Kangxi radical 159 representing a cart

“轮”字的部首是车。

“ lún” zì de bù​shǒu shì chē.

The radical of the character 'lun' is 'che'.

车 (車) jū
rook noun
a major piece in Chinese chess (Xiangqi) or Western chess

他在棋盘上跳马出车。

tā zài qí​pán shàng tiào​mǎ chū​jū.

He moved the knight and deployed the rook on the chessboard.

war chariot noun
an ancient two-wheeled vehicle used in warfare

车马兵卒在古战场上奔腾。

jū mǎ bīng zú zài gǔ zhàn​chǎng shàng bēn​téng.

Chariots, horses, and soldiers charged across the ancient battlefield.

车 (車) Chē
Che proper name
surname Che

车先生是一位著名的作家。

Chē xiān​sheng shì yī wèi zhù​míng de zuò​jiā.

Mr. Che is a famous writer.

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency
Character
Written text
361st most common 614.1 per million
Movie subtitles
153rd most common 1186.7 per million appears in 88% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
714.6 per million appears in 72% of films
Written text
485.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
車
Strokes
4
Unicode
U+8F66

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)