𰹲
wèi

a brass parts for a cart in ancient China

No origin information available for this character yet.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

axle of a chariot Traditional

Depicts the axle of a chariot ().

Components

Iconic component
chē cart, vehicle
Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts the round axle of a chariot.


Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsɢʷeds
ɢʷeds

說文解字

《說文》:“軎,車軸耑也。从車,象形。杜林說。轊,軎或从彗。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.940
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica