CHARIOT  戰車

VEHICLE USED BY SOLDIERS IN WARFARE.
Hypernym
  • VEHICLETOOL USED FOR TRAVELLING OR TRANSPORTING THINGS ACROSS LONG DISTANCES.
    • TOOLARTEFACT PRODUCED FOR USE USING a DEFINED METHOD.
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

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Words

  shèng OC: ɢjɯŋs MC: ʑɨŋ 12 AttributionsWD

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。
  chē OC: khlja MC: tɕhɣɛ
  jū OC: kla MC: ki̯ɤ 8 AttributionsWD
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  • nZUO YIN 1: chariot 帥車三百
  • npost-Vchariot characterised by the feature VDS
  róng OC: njuŋ MC: ȵuŋ 3 AttributionsWD

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 AttributionsWD
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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 AttributionsWD

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

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  • NP{vadN}light military chariots
  guǎng OC: kʷaaŋʔ MC: kɑŋ 1 AttributionWD
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  • n(broad?) chariot
乘廣  chéng guǎng OC: ɢjɯŋ kʷaaŋʔ MC: ʑɨŋ kɑŋ 1 AttributionWD
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  • NP(royal/ruler's) war chariot
游闕  yóu què, quē OC: lu khod MC: jɨu khi̯ɐt 1 AttributionWD
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  • NPauxiliary chariot
軘車  tún chē OC: duun khlja MC: duo̝n tɕhɣɛ 1 AttributionWD
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  • NParmoured chariot
轒轀  fén wēn OC: bɯn quun MC: bi̯un ʔuo̝n 1 AttributionWD

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
駟介  sì jiè OC: plids kreeds MC: si kɣɛi 1 AttributionWD
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  • NPchariot with armed horses
軒冕  xuān miǎn MC: xjon mjenX OC: qhan mronʔDS 1 AttributionWD
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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 khljaCH 1 AttributionWD
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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
  qìng OC: kheŋs MC: khiɛŋ
  qīng OC: kheŋ MC: khiɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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  • nlight chariot
廣車  guǎng chē OC: kʷaaŋʔ khlja MC: kɑŋ tɕhɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
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  • NPwide war chariot
車賦  chē fù OC: khlja pas MC: tɕhɣɛ pi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
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  • NPmcolloquialwar chariots of all kinds
輜重  zī zhòng OC: tsrɯ doŋʔ MC: ʈʂɨ ɖi̯oŋ 0 AttributionsWD

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 AttributionsWD

Cháo chē 轈車 refers to a high observation chariot.

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  fén OC: bɯn MC: bi̯un 0 AttributionsWD

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  • NPfour-wheeled covered chariot, with space for four soldiers, the baldachin being made of ox hide
馳車  chí chē OC: rlal khlja MC: ɖiɛ tɕhɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD

light chariot used in the army

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  zhòng OC: doŋʔ MC: ɖi̯oŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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  • nwar chariot for the transportation of heavy goods

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