You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1244, Entry 01 Pronounced liǎng. Same as the character for two. According to the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it denotes the act of riding or matching, and also refers to the quantity of vehicles. According to the Commentary on the History of the Han Dynasty (Hanshu zhu), one vehicle is called a liang, meaning its wheels and shafts are paired together. According to the Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou South section: Use one hundred vehicles to welcome her. The commentary notes that one hundred liang means one hundred vehicles. The sub-commentary states that one vehicle is one cheng (a chariot). According to the Comprehensive Customs (Fengsutong), a carriage has two wheels and is pulled by four horses, therefore carriages are counted using the term liang, while horses are counted using the term pi.