车 辕

chē yuándictionary entry

shaft of a traditional animal-drawn vehicle (cart, carriage, wagon etc), connecting the harness to the vehicle body

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Original source entry:

車轅 车辕 [che1 yuan2] /shaft of a traditional animal-drawn vehicle (cart, carriage, wagon etc), connecting the harness to the vehicle body/

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Other forms in these source records: 車轅

车
chē
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liàng] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
jū
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
Chē
surname Che
辕
yuán
shaft of a cart or carriage / (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen / (fig.) government office

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