车
chē · HSK 1
car
🚗 车 = pictograph of a chariot viewed from above: axle, wheels, body
The oldest forms show a two-wheeled cart with a horizontal axle through a central box. Modern 车 keeps the axle (the long horizontal) and one simplified wheel. Sounds like 'chuh'.
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.