Components
車 unknown component

  Unknown component

chē

  

vehicle

殳 unknown component

  Unknown component

shū

  

weapon or tool

土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

earth

Evolution

墼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
墼 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
墼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
墼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

soil, earth; items made of earth

 

 

chǎ

 

 

Tu (ethnic group); surname Tu

 

earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā​yīn]

 

 

shū

name of old weapon; kill; rad. 79

 

Shū

surname Shu

 

shū

bamboo or wooden spear; Kangxi radical 79, occurring in , , etc

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chē

cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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chē

cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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Chē

surname Che

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chē

car; vehicle; CL:|[liàng]; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159

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war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)