You Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Carriage (chē)
Kangxi strokes: 13
Page 1242, Entry 01
Guangyun (Guangyun), Jiyun (Jiyun), Yunhui (Yunhui), Zhengyun (Zhengyun): Pronounced jue.
Shuowen (Shuowen): The curved copper fittings on the upper side of the carriage railings.
Cuibao, Ancient and Modern Commentary (Gujin zhu): The carriage jiao is the double ear of the carriage. It rises above the carriage railings like two horns.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Wei Feng: Leaning on the double jiao.
Commentary: The jiao is higher than the crossbar. The railings are the vertical wood pieces on the two sides, and the jiao lies horizontally across them. In ancient times, people rode in carriages while standing. Ordinarily, one would lean on the jiao, but if one needed to show respect, one would bow and lean on the crossbar. Since the jiao is above the crossbar and resembles two horns, it is called double jiao.
Also, Guangyun (Guangyun): The carriage box.
History of the Later Han (Hou Han Shu), Treatise on Carriages and Clothing: Gold-plated intertwined dragons, serving as the carriage leaning jiao.
Commentary: The carriage box is called jiao.
Also, interchangeable with the term for horn; to compete.
Mencius (Mengzi): The people of Lu hunted and competed.
Also, Guangyun (Guangyun): Pronounced jiao. Interchangeable with the term for examine or compare. To compare.
Also, Guangyun (Guangyun): Briefly.
Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing): This is the filial piety of the Son of Heaven.
Sub-commentary: The word gai indicates a term of summary. Gujiao means roughly outlined. It refers to mentioning the general idea.
Also, Zhengyun (Zhengyun): The appearance of being clear and distinct.
History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Biography of Kong Guang: Clear and very bright.
Jiyun (Jiyun): Sometimes written as a variant form. Today, the character for jiao is commonly used.
Textual research: In History of the Later Han (Hou Han Shu), Treatise on Carriages and Clothing, it says gold-plated intertwined dragons. Corrected according to the original text, changing gold-plated to gold-thinned.
