甲骨文“车”字,像先秦马车之形。有时写得很完整,包括舆、轮、衡、轭等部分,有时候会简省一些部件。本意是马车。
Theoraclebonescriptformofthecharacter"车(chē)"resemblestheshapeofachariotfromthePre-QinPeriod.Sometimesitiswrittenindetail,includingthecarriage,wheels,barandyoke,whileothertimessomecomponentsmaybesimplifiedoromitted.Itsoriginalmeaningisachariot.(文字翻译童林张蕊)