yuán
Traditional: 轅
辕 (yuán) is a Chinese word meaning “shaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen; (fig.) government office”.
Meanings
- 1shaft of a cart or carriage
- 2(bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen; (fig.) government office
Related words
南辕北辙to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)轩辕Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]轩辕two-character surname Xuanyuan车辕shaft of a traditional animal-drawn vehicle (cart, carriage, wagon etc), connecting the harness to the vehicle body驾辕to pull a carriage (of draft animal)轩辕十四Regulus (constellation)轩辕氏alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝