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Handcart A Hand-Cart

HSK 10
niǎn
レン
たごし、てぐるま
Depicts two people (夫) pulling a chariot (車) together.
Components
Traditional (輦)
husband+ husband+ car =
Handcart A Hand-Cart
Iconic component
husband
man, male adult, husband
Iconic component
husband
man, male adult, husband
Iconic component
car
Simplified (辇)
husband+ husband+ cart =
a hand-cart
Iconic component
husband
man, male adult, husband
Iconic component
husband
man, male adult, husband
Iconic component
chē cart
cart, vehicle
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [niǎn]
handcart; emperor's carriage; to transport by carriage
Example Sentences