Traditional: 輿

舆 (yú) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]); (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory; (literary) carriage”.

Meanings

  1. 1(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1])
  2. 2(literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory
  3. 3(literary) carriage
  4. 4(literary) sedan chair; palanquin
  5. 5(bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public

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