刹车 shāchē brake

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Traditional: 剎車

Stroke order

刹车 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

刹车 — the Chinese character for brake (shāchē), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 刹车 — brake

刹 — 8 strokes
车 — 4 strokes

Senses

to brake (when driving)
to stop
to switch off
to check (bad habits)
a brake

Characters in 刹车

刹 shā — to brake
车 chē — car; vehicle; machine

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

刹车 is pronounced shāchē and means “brake”.

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