Additional information about 輦
說文解字: 【輦】，輓車也。从車，从㚘在車前引之。 〔小徐本「㚘」上無「从」，「之」下有「也」。〕 【力展切】
- Criteria
- CARRIAGE
1. The most general word for high class means of personal transport is perhaps xuān 軒, but see chē 車 in the more general VEHICLE.
2. Niǎn 輦 refers to a man-drawn and man-held cart.
3. Lù 輅 refers to a carriage for very high officials or even the Son of Heaven himself, typically drawn by four horses.
4. Quán 輇 refers to a Han dynasty carriage with solid wooden wheels.
5. Yáo 軺 refers to a convenient and fast small carriage drawn by one horse.
6. Píng 軿 refers to a carriage especially designed for the transportation of distinguished women, with curtains on all sides.
7. Wēn 轀 refers to a comfortable coach for long distance transportation.
- Word relations
- Contrast: (CARRIAGE)車 / 車/VEHICLE
The current general term for a vehicle is chē 車, a term which also refers even more generally to all contraptions with wheels