Taxonomy of meanings for 轅:　　

  • 轅 yuán (OC: ɢʷan MC: ɦʷiɐn) 雨元切 平 廣韻：【車轅方言云轅楚衞謂之輈又姓左傳陳大夫轅濤塗之後又漢複姓有軒轅氏 】

    Additional information about 轅

    說文解字: 【轅】，輈也。从車、袁聲。 【兩元切】

      Criteria
    • CARRIAGE HORSE

      1. The most common word referring to a team of horses pulling one carriage is sì 駟.

      2. Shèng 乘 is an archaic word for a team of four horses.

      3. Fú 服 refers to the two horses immediately next to the carriage pole yuán 轅 at the centre of the team.

      4. Cān 驂 can refer to a team of three horses, but the word can also refer to the outer two horses in a four-horse team.

      5. Pián 胼 refers to a team of two horses.