(literary) high or low; relative merits or status; an imbalance in weight or quality. Originally refers to the way a carriage tilts up in the front or back. Frequently used in the phrase 不分轩轾 bù​fēn​xuān​zhì meaning "evenly matched" or "neck and neck".

(literary) to promote or suppress; to praise or criticize. Refers to the figurative rising and falling of one's reputation or status.

(archaic) a carriage with a high front (xuān) or a high back (zhì); or the rising and falling of the front of a carriage