How to write 車

Traditional Chinesechēvehicle7 strokes

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車 (chē) means “vehicle” and is written in 7 strokes. This is the traditional form, used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore is 车.

Stroke order, step by step

The red stroke is the one to write next; the dot shows where it starts.

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Now write it yourself

Trace over the outline with your finger, a stylus or the mouse. Each stroke is checked as you draw it.

Remember it, don't just copy it

Ink a Day brings 車 back tomorrow to write from memory, then again just before you'd forget it. Five minutes a day.

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車 is also used in Japanese, where it is read くるま; stroke order can differ slightly between the two. See 車 in Japanese.

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