Taxonomy of meanings for 驂:　　

  • 驂 cān (OC: tshuum MC: tsʰəm) 倉含切 平 廣韻：【驂馬 】
    • CARRIAGE HORSE
      • nmember horse of a horse team towards the left and right, and not in the middle; horse team member on the left
    • JOIN
      • vt(oN.)adVriding in a carriage together the the contextually determinate N
    • HORSE
      • RIDE
        • DRIVE
          • SURNAMES

            Additional information about 驂

            說文解字: 【驂】，駕三馬也。从馬、參聲。 【倉含切】

              Criteria
            • CROSSROADS

              1. Qú 衢 refers generally to an intersection of roads, either in a city or in the countryside, from which one can move in four or more directions, once in CC even nine directions.

              2. Chōng 衝 refers to such an intersection especially as a centre of communications.

              3. Jiē 街 is sometimes used to refer to a cross-road within a city.

              ERYA 一達謂之道路；二達謂之歧旁；三達謂之劇旁；四達謂之衢；五達謂之康；六達謂之莊；七達謂之劇驂；八達謂之崇期；九達謂之逵。 is a wonderful example of rationalisation in lexicography.

            • 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.