guǐ

(bound form) rail; track; course; path

vehicle (车) + sound (九) = the track a vehicle runs on

The vehicle radical (车) grounds this character in wheeled transport — specifically the fixed path a wheeled vehicle must follow. 九 contributes the sound guǐ and carries no semantic weight here.

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火车沿着铁慢慢向前走。

huǒ chē yán zhe tiě guǐ màn màn xiàng qián zǒu。

The train slowly moves forward along the rails.

这件事终于走上了正

zhè jiàn shì zhōng yú zǒu shàng le zhèng guǐ。

This matter has finally gotten on the right track.

Words with 轨

卧轨

wò guǐ

to lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from getting through)

遐轨

xiá guǐ

long-established rules of conduct

铺轨

pū guǐ

to lay railway track

钢轨

gāng guǐ

steel rail

链轨

liàn guǐ

caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)

铁轨

tiě guǐ

rail

双轨

shuāng guǐ

double-track; parallel tracks; dual-track (system)

音轨

yīn guǐ

sound track

养老金双轨制

yǎng lǎo jīn shuāng guǐ zhì

dual pension scheme (PRC)

上轨道

shàng guǐ dào

to stay on track

不轨

bù guǐ

errant

低地轨道

dī dì guǐ dào

see 近地軌道|近地轨道[jin4 di4 gui3 dao4]

More characters with 车