次
차
As the first character — 10 words
차례
次例
order, sequence
TOPIK 2
차
次
time, occasion (counting occurrences)
TOPIK 5
차장
次長
deputy head, second-in-command
TOPIK 5
차기
次期
next term, upcoming (period)
TOPIK 6
차관
次官
vice minister, undersecretary
TOPIK 6
차남
次男
one's second eldest son
TOPIK 4
차차
次次
gradually, little by little
TOPIK 4
차관보
次官補
assistant secretary
Common
차세대
次世代
the next generation, the second/coming generation
Common
차례차례
次例次例
in turn, one by one
Common
As the last character — 6 words
In the middle — 1 word
3 other characters are also read 차
Characters it combines with
All 1,087 characters › — or read why hanja is worth an hour if this is the first one you have opened.
Hanja spellings, word meanings and TOPIK grades from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
The reading 차 is derived from the alignment between these words' Hangul and their hanja spellings, not taken from a character dictionary — which is also why no 훈 is shown.