轨 (guǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “rail”. It is written from 车 (vehicle; cart) and 九 (nine), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
Build the character for “rail; track”
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Structure
车 + 九
Left–right structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核对（现代字形拆分 ⿰车九：车 4 笔 + 九 2 笔 = 6 笔）
Memory aid
A vehicle (车) rolls past the number nine (九); the pair of ruts it presses into the ground is the track.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 轨道guǐ dàotrack; rail line; orbit轨 = guǐ
- 轨迹guǐ jìtrajectory; the path something traces轨 = guǐ
Go deeper
All readings
rail; track
rail; track; the path something runs along; orbit; an established course or norm
车辆行驶的路线，如铁轨；也指天体或物体运行的路线，引申指应遵循的常规。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 轨道guǐ dàotrack; rail line; orbit轨 = guǐ
- 轨迹guǐ jìtrajectory; the path something traces轨 = guǐ
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 轨 mean?
轨 (guǐ) means rail; track; the path something runs along; orbit; an established course or norm.
How do you pronounce 轨?
It is pronounced guǐ.
What parts is 轨 made of?
车 (vehicle; cart) and 九 (nine), side by side. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核对（现代字形拆分 ⿰车九：车 4 笔 + 九 2 笔 = 6 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 轨 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 轨?
车. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 轨?
Common ones are 轨道 and 轨迹. The reading of 轨 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.