回车

回車

huíchē

noun #12,531

Meanings

1 carriage return
2 the Enter key
3 to hit Enter

Characters

vehicle; carriage

Examples

HSK 4

输入密码后按回车。

Shūrù mìmǎ hòu àn huíchē.

Press Enter after typing the password.

HSK 5

回车键在哪里？

Huíchē jiàn zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the Enter key?

Tips

history

回车 literally means 'return the carriage' - referring to the carriage return mechanism on typewriters. The term carried over into computing for the Enter key.

Stroke Order

回 huí

车 chē