You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) 辖 Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1247, Entry 32 Pronounced xia (rising tone). According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi), the sound of a carriage. Another definition is a linchpin. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the linchpin at the end of a carriage axle. According to the Explanation of Names (Shiming), the term xia denotes hindrance, referring to the mechanism that prevents damage to the carriage. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), in the thirty-first year of Duke Xiang: The official in charge of carriages lubricated the linchpins. Commentary: The carriage official applies grease to the linchpins to facilitate rotation. Also a star name. According to the History of Jin (Jinshu), Treatise on Astronomy, the Xia star lies alongside the Zhèn constellation and governs princes. The left Xia represents relatives of the same surname, while the right Xia represents those of different surnames. Also, the title of an official post, Tixia, used during the Song dynasty. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced hui (falling-rising tone), the sound of a carriage. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), pronounced he (glottal stop), the appearance of a carriage turning or shaking. Detailed in the preceding entry for the character ge. According to the Correct Meaning of Characters (Zhengzitong), the character xia is sometimes written in a variant form (xia). The form xia functions like a tube. The interior of the wheel hub is lined with metal like a tube, and the meaning of administration or control is derived from this. Also the same as the character hu. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), in the twenty-fifth year of Duke Zhao: Zhaozi recited the poem Che Xia. It appears as the character xia in the Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiaoya).