(): spoke of a wheel

() is a Chinese character meaning “spoke of a wheel.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2350 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, cart. Its radical form (cart) appears in many related characters such as (chē, vehicle), (qīng, light), (liàng, measure word for vehicles).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. spoke of a wheel

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticcart

Decomposition: ⿰车畐 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
fú shèradiation
hé fú shènuclear radiation
lún fúwheel spoke
fú shè yuánradiation source
fú shè néngradiation energy (e.g. solar)
fú zhàoirradiation
rè fú shèthermal radiation
fú shè jìradiometer
guāng fú shèlight radiation
fú tiáo(wheel) spoke
fú shè yíradiation meter
fú shè jǐng gào biāo zhìradiation warning symbol
fú shè fēn jiěradiolysis
fú shè qiáng dùradiation intensity
fú shè duì chènradial symmetry
32
Total compounds
59
As first character
3
As last character
38
As middle character

appears in 32 compound words: 59 as the first character, 3 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

shè
0.71148,096 co-occurrences
xiǎn
0.4611,980 co-occurrences
0.4551,428 co-occurrences
wén
0.447888 co-occurrences
0.4322,058 co-occurrences
yáng
0.4052,184 co-occurrences
0.392432 co-occurrences
0.391558 co-occurrences
0.3881,302 co-occurrences
0.380762 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

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Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 辐 (fú) mean in Chinese?
辐 (fú) primarily means "spoke of a wheel." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2350 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 辐 and 逼?
辐 (fú) and 逼 (bī) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 车 vs 辶 (same 畐 component).
How many strokes does 辐 have?
辐 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 辐?
The radical associated with 辐 is 车 (cart). This radical appears in many characters related to cart.
What are the components of 辐?
辐 is composed of: 车 (semantic), 畐 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰车畐 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 辐?
Common words with 辐 include: 辐射 (fú shè, "radiation"); 核辐射 (hé fú shè, "nuclear radiation"); 轮辐 (lún fú, "wheel spoke"); 辐射源 (fú shè yuán, "radiation source"); 辐射能 (fú shè néng, "radiation energy (e.g. solar)"). There are over 32 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 辐 (fú)?
Several characters share the pronunciation fú: 福 (abbr. for Fujian province 福建省), 富 (rich), 夫 (husband), 服 (clothes, serve), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 辐 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 辐 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.