轄
xiá

linchpin of wheel

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

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
害
害 Sound component
hài, hai injure

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthæt[ɡ]ˤratwheel-axle cap with linch-pin
Zhengzhangkʰaːds
ɡraːd

說文解字

車聲也。从車害聲。一曰轄，鍵也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

辖 xiá, hé linchpin of wheel Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 害 represents the sound. Simplified form of 轄.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
害
害 Sound component
hài, hai injure

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode