缆车
lǎn chē · HSK 7
cable car
🚡 缆 cable/rope + 车 vehicle = a car pulled by a cable
缆 (lǎn) means cable or thick rope; 车 (chē) is the all-purpose word for a wheeled vehicle or car. Put them together and you get the vehicle that rides on a cable. Sound note: lǎn starts like the English word lantern.
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.