auto race; cycle race; race car
赛 · 14 strokes
Simplified form of 賽. Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 塞 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "thank offering". The meaning later shifted to "compete".
车 · 4 strokes
Pictograph of a war chariot. The simplified character 车 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 車.