chè = ch + e4
to remove / to withdraw
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zhé = zh + e2
rut / track / rhyme / (dialect) way / method
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zhé = zh + e2
rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) / (coll.) the direction of traffic / a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) / (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way; idea
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How to pronounce 轍

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

轍 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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= yu + Ø4
to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate
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= pu + Ø1
variant of 攴[pu1]
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Characters with 轍 as component

轍 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 轍

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / a volte-face / to change old practices
on the same track / in agreement / rhyming

Sentences with 轍

轍 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chè / zhé

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