轍 (cit3 | zhe2 che4) : wheel track

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轍

cit3

zhe2 che4

[1] track of a wheel; rut
[2] direction of traffic
[3] rhyme (of a song, poetic drama, etc)
[4] [國] way; idea | [華] 辦法

Pinyin zhe2 is mainland China reading; che4 is Taiwan reading.

Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: (#159)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

轍 / 辙

This word has been viewed 3865 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Mar 2012 05:04

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南轅北轍 naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 nan2 yuan2 bei3 che4 (Taiwan), nan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2 (PRC) = act in a way that defeats one's purpose

重蹈覆轍 cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3 chong2 dao3 fu4 zhe2 = repeat the same old disastrous road or way

車轍 ce1 cit3 che1 zhe2 (PRC) che4 (TW) = the tracks or rut of a wagon

改弦易轍 goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3 gai3 xian2 yi4 zhe2 (PRC) che4 (TW) = changes one's way of doing things or one's attitude

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