花轿 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

huājiào

bridal sedan

huā, hua flower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化 Sound component

huà change

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	xwae	qʷʰˤra	flower (n.)

A lofty 乔 carriage 车; 乔 also provides the pronunciation

车 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

qiáo, jiǎo tall

A lofty 喬 carriage 車; 喬 also provides the pronunciation

車 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

tall

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	ɡrew
	ɡrews