WHOLE CHARACTER
辆
measure word for vehicles; vehicles (车辆)
辆 is the counter for vehicles: 一辆汽车 'a car', and 车辆 'vehicles'.
ZDIC: 形声，从车、两声 — the vehicle side with 两 as the sound side.
Character Familiesleft / right
辆
measure word for vehicles; vehicles (车辆)
辆 is the counter for vehicles: 一辆汽车 'a car', and 车辆 'vehicles'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从车、两声 — the vehicle side with 两 as the sound side.
LEFT: THE VEHICLE SIDE — IT COUNTS VEHICLES
车
vehicle; cart
A standalone character and radical (chē, vehicle); it marks vehicle-related characters, and each page states its own role (meaning or sound).
In 辆: left: the vehicle side — it counts vehicles Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT: THE SOUND SIDE 两 (LIǍNG)
两
two; a pair; a weight unit
A standalone character (two; a pair; a weight unit); when kept as a piece, its role in that character is shown on the character's page.
In 辆: right: the sound side 两 (liǎng) liàng keeps the initial and final of liǎng; only the tone differs (4 vs 3).
Tone 4
- measure word for vehicles
- vehicles (车辆)
- 车辆vehicles
- 一辆one (vehicle)
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