You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Ni Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1244, Entry 14 Pronounced ni. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi), it refers to the crossbar that holds the yoke at the end of the shafts of a large carriage. In the Analects (Lunyu), it is stated that a large carriage requires a ni. According to the Explanation of the Six Writings (Liushugu), the crossbar at the end of the shafts is the yoke itself. The ni is specifically the part that holds the yoke in place; because large carriages carry heavy loads and require a bifurcated yoke, they differ from small carriages. Pronounced yi (falling tone). Ni refers to a type of carriage. The original character was composed of the radicals for wood and to make.