故辙

Traditional form:

故轍

Pinyin (reading):

gùzhé

Definitions:

• rut (made by vehicles)
• (fig.) conventional ways

Characters:

• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance
• 辙 - track, rut; stuck in a rut

Traditional characters:

• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance
• 轍 - track, rut; stuck in a rut