Pictographic: Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from aboveRadical:

meaning for chē:

  • - car
  • - vehicle
  • - Classifiers: 辆
  • - machine
  • - to shape with a lathe
  • - Kangxi radical 159
  • - surname Che

meaning for :

  • - war chariot (archaic)
  • - rook (in Chinese chess)
  • - rook (in chess)

kāi
zhe
chē
líkāile离开了

She drove away


de
chē
shì
hóngsè红色
de

His car is red.


qiāng
chē
dào
jìnrù进入
le
chēkù车库

He backed the car into the garage.


diànchí电池
shì
zhège这个
chē
de
dònglì动力
láiyuán来源

The battery is the power source of this car.


chē
língshēng铃声
yǐnqǐ引起
le
lùrén路人
de
zhùyì注意

The sound of the bike bell caught the attention of passersby.