回车

回車

huíchē

noun #12,531

Meanings

1 carriage return
2 the Enter key
3 to hit Enter

Characters

vehicle; carriage

Examples

输入密码后按回车。

Shūrù mìmǎ hòu àn huíchē.

Press Enter after typing the password.

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