轅 [辕] yuán
: shafts of cart; axle
: 衙門 ya2men; magistrate’s office or residence
Kun Reading
猿 | ながえ nagae
noun
: shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
On Reading
エン en
Usage:
轅馬 [辕马] yuan2ma3: thriller
車轅 [车辕] che1yuan2: shaft (pulling a cart)
駕轅 [驾辕] jia4yuan2: to pull a carriage (of draft animal)
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
南轅北轍 [南辕北辙] nan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2
: to act in a way that defeats one’s purpose
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
車 (che1: car; cart radical 159) suggests the meaning while
袁 (yuan2: robe) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
車 (che1: car; cart radical 159) suggests the meaning while
袁 (yuan2: robe) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
辕. Derived from generic character simplification rule #14 (車 » 车) via usage of grass script form of character.
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
