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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
煞車 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
煞車 ＝ 煞 ＋ 車
ㄕㄚ ㄔㄜ · shāchē
verb — to brake, to apply the brakes; noun — a brake

字源 FORM — what the parts do

煞to halt, to check (煞尾)shā殺 shā gives the sound; 灬 is fire worn to four dots beneath
車vehicle, car (汽車)chē
煞車，煞尾的煞，汽車的車。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

底下四點火（灬）一收，車（車）就停住——煞。
The four dots of fire (灬) pull tight and the vehicle (車) halts — braking.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
剎車shāchēorthographic twin — the same word written with 剎, the knife-radical form汽車qìchēa car — the same 車