CHARIOT    戰車乘

VEHICLE USED BY SOLDIERS IN WARFARE.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current word for a military chariot is shèng 乘 usually drawn by four horses. 2. Róng 戎 is a old general word for chariots which was already rare by Warring States times. 3. Cháo chē 轈車 refers to a high observation chariot. 4. Qīng chē 輕車 refers to a highly mobile light and quick chariot. 5. Zī zhòng 輜重 refers to military vehicles used to transport weapons and supplies. 6. Fén yūn/wēn 轒榡 refers to a four-wheel covered roofed chariot with the baldachin made of ox hide. For illustrations of these see　中國古代兵器圖冊 (Huang Jingui)
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 WARFARE 24. 高型偵察車。 轈，車上有高臺，如鳥在巢之車。 樓車，上設望樓之車。 櫓，上設無頂蓋望樓之車。 輣，設較高望樓之車。 鉤車，車前欄彎曲如鉤，上設鉤梯之車。 WARFARE 25. 攻堅陷陣車。 臨，有望樓、可居高臨下攻城之車。 沖，披甲、著刃衝擊強敵之車。 橦，鐵皮裹首、上置堅硬撞木之車。 輕，輕車，用以挑戰、輕捷型攻擊之車。 拋，拋車，可發石擊敵之車。 轒，轒轀車，上蒙以生牛皮，進行填埋或挖掘作業之車。
Modern Chinese Criteria
戰車 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • VEHICLE　TOOL USED FOR TRAVELLING OR TRANSPORTING THINGS ACROSS LONG DISTANCES. (anc: 6/0, child: 8)
  • TOOL　ARTEFACT PRODUCED FOR USE USING a DEFINED METHOD. (anc: 5/0, child: 53)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • 漢代無知文化資料圖說 ( SUN JI) p. NO

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. NO

    • Words (21 items)

    乘  shèng OC: ɢjɯŋs MC: ʑɨŋ 12 Attributions

    The current word for a military chariot is shèng 乘 usually drawn by four horses.

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    • nwar chariot; carriage with four horses; 魯國堯:一车四马为一乘。当时战争的形式主要是车战，一辆兵车由四匹马拉，车上有三名武装战士，后有若干步兵。古代常以兵车的多少衡量诸侯国或卿大夫封邑的大小。
    車  chē OC: khlja MC: tɕhɣɛ
    車  jū OC: kla MC: ki̯ɤ 8 Attributions
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    • nZUO YIN 1: chariot 帥車三百
    • npost-Vchariot characterised by the feature VDS
    戎  róng OC: njuŋ MC: ȵuŋ 3 Attributions

    Róng 戎 is a old general word for chariots which was already rare by Warring States times.

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    • n(military) cart; war chariot
    御戎  yù róng OC: ŋas njuŋ MC: ŋi̯ɤ ȵuŋ 3 Attributions
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    • VPiserve as military charioteer
    輕車  qīng chē OC: kheŋ khlja MC: khiɛŋ tɕhɣɛ
    輕車  qīng jū OC: kheŋ kla MC: khiɛŋ ki̯ɤ 2 Attributions

    Qīng chē 輕車 refers to a highly mobile light and quick chariot.

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    • NP{vadN}light military chariots
    軒冕  xuān miǎn MC: xjon mjenX OC: qhan mronʔ 1 Attribution
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    • NPofficial's luxurious chariot (the morpheme 冕 being empty in its meaning – 偏義詞)DS
    銷車  xiāo chē MC: sjew tsyhae OC: smew khlja 1 Attribution
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    • NPbuffalo-drawn armed chariot with knives on the sides 高誘注：“以牛挽之，以刃著左右，爲機關發之，曰銷車。”CH
    軘車  tún chē OC: duun khlja MC: duo̝n tɕhɣɛ 1 Attribution
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    • NParmoured chariot
    乘廣  chéng guǎng OC: ɢjɯŋ kʷaaŋʔ MC: ʑɨŋ kɑŋ 1 Attribution
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    • NP(royal/ruler's) war chariot
    廣  guǎng OC: kʷaaŋʔ MC: kɑŋ 1 Attribution
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    • n(broad?) chariot
    轒轀  fén wēn OC: bɯn quun MC: bi̯un ʔuo̝n 1 Attribution

    Fén yūn/wēn 轒榡 refers to a four-wheel covered roofed chariot with the baldachin made of ox hide. For illustrations of these see　中國古代兵器圖冊 (Huang Jingui)

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    • NPlarge armoured chariots used for attacking the city wallsDS
    游闕  yóu què, quē OC: lu khod MC: jɨu khi̯ɐt 1 Attribution
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    • NPauxiliary chariot
    駟介  sì jiè OC: plids kreeds MC: si kɣɛi 1 Attribution
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    • NPchariot with armed horses
    廣車  guǎng chē OC: kʷaaŋʔ khlja MC: kɑŋ tɕhɣɛ 0 Attributions
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    • NPwide war chariot
    輕  qìng OC: kheŋs MC: khiɛŋ
    輕  qīng OC: kheŋ MC: khiɛŋ 0 Attributions
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    • nlight chariot
    轒  fén OC: bɯn MC: bi̯un 0 Attributions

    fénsù

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    • NPfour-wheeled covered chariot, with space for four soldiers, the baldachin being made of ox hide
    重  zhòng OC: doŋʔ MC: ɖi̯oŋ 0 Attributions
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    • nwar chariot for the transportation of heavy goods
    馳車  chí chē OC: rlal khlja MC: ɖiɛ tɕhɣɛ 0 Attributions

    light chariot used in the army

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    車賦  chē fù OC: khlja pas MC: tɕhɣɛ pi̯o 0 Attributions
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    • NPmcolloquialwar chariots of all kinds
    輜重  zī zhòng OC: tsrɯ doŋʔ MC: ʈʂɨ ɖi̯oŋ 0 Attributions

    Zī zhòng 輜重 refers to military vehicles used to transport weapons and supplies.

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    • nbaggage carts
    轈車  cháo chē OC: dzraaw khlja MC: ɖʐɣɛu tɕhɣɛ 0 Attributions

    Cháo chē 轈車 refers to a high observation chariot.

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