辙 - zhé - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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19 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

轍 (辙)

zhé

Definition

rut
track
rhyme
(dialect) way
method

Other pronunciations

chè

to remove
to withdraw

Character Decomposition

Related words (8)

合轍

hé zhé

on the same track; in agreement; rhyming

找轍

zhǎo zhé

to look for a pretext

故轍

gù zhé

former track; old rut; stuck in old conventions

沒轍

méi zhé

at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out

disastrous policy

rut (of a wagon); track

如出一轍

rú chū yī zhé

to be precisely the same; to be no different

重蹈覆轍

chóng dǎo fù zhé

to follow the track of an overturned cart; to repeat a disastrous policy

Idioms (6)

一改故轍

yī gǎi gù zhé

complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; a volte-face; to change old practices

憑軾結轍

píng shì jié zhé

to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)

南轅北轍

nán yuán běi zhé

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

改弦易轍

gǎi xián yì zhé

change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune

涸轍之鮒

hé zhé zhī fù

(lit.) a fish in a dried out rut (idiom); (fig.) a person in dire straits

濡沫涸轍

rú mò hé zhé

to help each other out in hard times (idiom)

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