You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 1245, Entry 10 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qian. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The cover of a hearse. Book of Rites (Liji), Miscellaneous Records (Zaji): The hearse of a feudal lord is decorated with a silk fringe, that of a great officer is decorated with hempen cloth, and that of a scholar is covered with reed mats. Commentary: A hearse is the decoration for a vehicle carrying a coffin to a funeral. When the coffin is placed in the hearse for the funeral, it is called a hearse; when it is carried to the burial site, it is called a carriage. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Also written in a variant form (qian). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Commonly used as a variant form.