TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
車
ㄔㄜ · chē
noun — a vehicle; a cart
字源 FORM — what the parts do
車形a chariot drawn from above — the box on its axlethe old graph shows both wheels; the modern one keeps the box and the axle running through
A chariot seen from above: the carriage box in the middle, the axle running top to bottom. The old graph drew both wheels; copying pared it to box and axle. Every wheeled thing since rides the same character: 車子、火車、公車.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
車（車）輪壓過石板路，一路響進巷子裡。
The cart (車) wheels ring over the flagstones, all the way down the lane.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)車— a chariot, a cart常用
→汽車、火車、公車— the powered ones — car, train, bus
⇒車站— the station — where the cars stand
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension