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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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How to pronounce 車

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 5 months ago
+ e1 final

In front of the elevator.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= ju initial

Ju is for Zeus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

車 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.

Characters with 車 as component

jūn = ju + (e)n1
(bound form) army / military
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lián = li + an2
to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even / company (military)
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lián = li + an2
surname Lian
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Words with 車

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Sentences with 車

車 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chē /

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