辙
轍zhé
#3,202 most
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rut, (coll.) the direction of traffic
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
辙 has 车 vehicle as its meaning part and a sound part chè. Read chè, it first meant tracks left by vehicle wheels, then grew to remove or withdraw. Read zhé, it means rut or track, and from there rhyme, then way or method.
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