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The character "辆", whose traditional form is "輛", is structurally composed of the radical for "cart" or "vehicle" (車/车) on the left, and the component "兩" (两) on the right, which originally represented a unit of weight and also meant "a pair". This composition reflects its initial meaning as a noun referring to a specific type of vehicle, specifically a chariot with two wheels, directly linking the idea of a "pair" to the cart. Over time, its usage shifted from being a noun for the vehicle itself to becoming exclusively a measure word or classifier used for counting wheeled vehicles, a semantic shift where the original concrete meaning was entirely replaced by its grammatical function. The simplified form "辆" maintains this logical construction, using the simplified vehicle radical (车) and the simplified form of "兩" (两) as its phonetic and semantic component.
Example Sentences Hide
这辆车很新。
我家有一辆自行车。
那辆公交车人很多。
他刚买了一辆电动车。
停车场里停着几十辆车。
这辆红色的跑车是他的。
请您把那辆卡车开到仓库门口。
由于发生事故，那辆货车的零件需要更换。