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The character "辙", simplified from the traditional form "轍", etymologically derives from the semantic radical "車" meaning vehicle and the component "徹" which functions as a phonetic element while conveying an associated sense of penetration or cutting through, directly relating to the formation of wheel ruts in the ground. Its primary meaning historically centered on the physical tracks left by cart wheels, and over time this meaning extended to figurative uses, such as denoting a prescribed course of action or method, as seen in classical idioms and modern vernacular where it represents a way or pattern.
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路上有深深的车辙。
车轮陷在泥辙里了。
他决定不再重蹈父亲的覆辙。
这两件事的发展如出一辙。
写诗要讲究合辙押韵。
在困境中，他试图寻找新的路辙。
历史常有惊人的相似之辙。
面对失败，他果断改弦易辙，调整了策略。