Taxonomy of meanings for 軒:　　

  • 軒 xuān (OC: qhan MC: hiɐn) 虚言切 平 廣韻：【軒車又姓軒轅之後漢有諫大夫軒和虚言切六 】
    • BUILDING
      • nlong simple hut with windows
      • small kind of: polite circumlocution>TOILET
        • nSHIMING: enclosure with high walls with pigs inside, above which there is a toilet
      • part of>ROOM
        • part of>EAVES
          • part of>>CORRIDOR
            • part of>>WINDOW
              • part of>>BALCONY
                • nbalcony
              • vehicle with an upper structure like a building>CARRIAGE
                • naristocrat's chariot with curtains to hide the passenger, a status symbol
            • STARS
              • MALES OF ZHENG
                • =揎
              • 軒 ｘｉａｎ３《集韻》許偃切，上阮曉。
                • (in carriage?)BEAM
                • 軒 ｘｉａｎ４《集韻》許建切，去願曉。
                  • of meat, into large pieces>CUT
                      • SLICED MEAT
                        • nthin slice of meat; hashed meat (LI) (loan?)
                  • 軒 ｈａｎ３《集韻》許旱切，上旱曉
                  • 軒 ｊｉａｎ１《集韻》居言切，平元見。

                    Additional information about 軒

                    說文解字: 【軒】，曲輈藩車。 〔小徐本「車」下有「也」。〕 从車、干聲。 【虛言切】

                      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.

                    • TOILET

                      1. The current general word for a toilet is cè 廁.

                      2. Bìng 庰 refers to the toilet as being blocked off.

                      3. Yǎn 偃 refers to the toilet as hiding what is going on inside.

                      4. Hùn 溷／圂 refers to the toilet as a dirty place.

                      5. Xuān 軒 refers to the toilet as being comparable in shape to a xuān 軒 carriage which hides those who ride on it.

                      Word relations
                    • Assoc: (CARRIAGE)冕 / 絻/OFFICIAL HAT Miǎn 冕 refers specifically to the ceremonial hat worn by the emperor or the highest officials on the occasion of sacrifices, feasts and other special occasions. The kinds of miǎn 冕 worn were distinguished by rank.