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bridle of horse

HSK 10
pèi
くつわ、たづな
Rope 糹 yoking a horse to a chariot 車 by its mouth 口
Components
Traditional (轡)
silk+ car+ silk+ mouth =
bridle of horse
Meaning component
silk
Meaning component
car
Meaning component
silk
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Simplified (辔)
Meaning component
silk 🇨🇳
silk
Meaning component
chē cart
cart, vehicle
Meaning component
silk 🇨🇳
silk
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [pèi]
bridle; reins
Japanese
馬銜 轡銜 くつわ くつばみ (old) 同音
noun bit (mouthpiece)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
くつわ
Kutsuwa surname