Keyword
bound form
- axle
- magistrate's office
- surname
- Frequency
- #3717
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
yuán
Mnemonic
车 (wheel) gives the meaning and 袁 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
轩辕
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黄帝 (Huángdì)
南辕北辙
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
辕
shaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen; (fig.) government office
轩辕氏
alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黄帝
车辕
shaft of a traditional animal-drawn vehicle (cart, carriage, wagon etc), connecting the harness to the vehicle body