車把

简 车把 · 繁 車把
Mandarin · pinyin chē bǎ

Meanings

  1. handlebar (of a bicycle); shaft (of a rickshaw)
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車
chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
把
bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
车
chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
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1–3 · che1 ba3

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noun

  1. handlebars (of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
  2. shaft (of a wheelbarrow, handcart, rickshaw, etc.)

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