覆辙

Traditional form:

覆轍

Pinyin (reading):

fùzhé

Definitions:

• the tracks of a cart that overturned
• (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past

Characters:

• 覆 - to cover; to overturn; to repeat; to reply
• 辙 - track, rut; stuck in a rut

Traditional characters:

• 覆 - to cover; to overturn; to repeat; to reply
• 轍 - track, rut; stuck in a rut