辙 (zhé) - Rut, track, wheel mark & way, method

辙Tone 2

zhé ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

丈志

辙 · zhé

Rut, track, wheel mark;

way, method;

rhyme scheme in poetry;

course of action.

Rut, track, wheel markway, methodrhyme scheme in poetry

Usage highlights

Wheel rutTrack markRhyme schemeChange courseFollow old tracksHistorical precedent

Synonyms

  • 迹— trace, mark
  • 轨— track, rail
  • 痕— mark, trace

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The cart left deep ruts in the muddy road (车辙).
  • He always follows the same old routine (老一套的辙).
  • The poet used a clever rhyme scheme (押韵的辙).
  • They were forced to change their course of action (改辙).

Collocations

  • Wheel rut(车辙)
  • Track mark(辙印)
  • Rhyme scheme(韵辙)
  • Change course(改辙)
  • Follow old tracks(蹈辙)
  • Historical precedent(前辙)

Idioms

  • Follow the same disastrous road(重蹈覆辙)
  • No trace to follow(无踪无辙)
  • Change course and turn back(改辙易辙)
  • Like a rut, like a track(如辙如轨)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese poetry, '辙' refers to the rhyme categories in traditional opera and verse, particularly in Beijing opera where there are thirteen major rhyme groups.
  • The character appears in the idiom 重蹈覆辙, warning against repeating past mistakes by following the same failed path.
  • Historically associated with transportation routes and military movements, representing established paths or methods.

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