汽车
qìchē · HSK 1
car
🚗 汽车 = steam/gas (汽) + vehicle (车)
汽 means steam or vapor (the 氵water radical hints at fluid/gas); 车 is the ancient pictograph for a cart or vehicle. Together: a gas-powered vehicle — a car.
车 — pictograph of a chariot/cart
车 is a pictograph originally drawn as a top-down view of a chariot, showing the axle, wheels, and carriage box. The ancient form 車 clearly depicted two wheels connected by an axle. It still means vehicle, cart, or car today.