车
車jū
#361 most
frequent character
war chariot (archaic)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
车 is a short form of 車, which was a drawing of a war chariot. That was also its first meaning. The meaning grew to 'car, cart', then 'railway carriage', and finally any 'vehicle'.
Drawn as: war chariot
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