자전거
jajeongeo · TOPIK 1
bicycle
🚲 自轉車 = self + turn + vehicle: the vehicle you turn yourself
자 (自) self, 전 (轉) turn or rotate, 거 (車) vehicle. Note 車 is usually read 차 (as in 자동차, car), but in 자전거 it takes the older reading 거. Same hanja as Japanese 自転車 (jitensha).