凭轼结辙
píng​shì​jié​zhé

drive non-stop

凭 píng lean on Simplified

Leaning on (trusting) 任 a table 几

Components

任
任 Meaning component
rèn responsibility
几
几 Meaning component
jǐ, jī small table

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbrɯŋ
brɯŋs
Unicodebhiəng
bhiə̀ng

說文解字

依几也。从几从任。《周書》：“凭玉几。”讀若馮。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

轼 shì horizontal wooden bar in front of a sedan chair Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound. Simplified form of 軾.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

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结 jié, jiē knot Simplified

Simplified form of 結. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

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Unicode

辙 zhé, chè wagon ruts Simplified

Something left 徹 by a cart 车 when it moves 

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
徹
徹 SoundSimplified component
chè penetrate, thorough

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憑 píng lean on Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 馮 represents the sound.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
馮
馮 Sound component
surname

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbing[b]rəŋlean on
Zhengzhangbɯŋ
Unicodebhiəng

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

軾 horizontal wooden bar in front of a sedan chair Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanghljɯɡ

說文解字

車前也。从車式聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

結 jié, jiē knot, tie Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartketkˤi[t] tie (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“結，締也。从糸，吉聲。”

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轍 wagon ruts Traditional

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

cart

徹
徹 SoundRemnant component
chè penetrate, thorough

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjet[d]ret wheel-track

說文解字

《說文新附》：“轍，車迹也。从車，徹省聲。本通用徹，後人所加。”

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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)