You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Yuan Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1247, Entry 33 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yuan (level tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced yuan (level tone) According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): The shaft of a carriage. According to Explanations of Names (Shiming): Yuan means to assist. It is that which assists the carriage. According to the Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui): The Book of Odes Exegesis (Shigu) states: The curved wood at the front of a carriage that hooks onto the yoke is called the zhou, also known as the yuan. It extends from the rear crossbar, curving slightly upward until it reaches the yoke, where it rests above the yoke and hooks downward. The yoke is the crossbeam at the end of the zhou used for yoking horses. Also refers to a carriage gate. According to the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Office of Heaven: The Officer in Charge of Lodgings manages the lodgings for the King during royal assemblies and meetings, and sets up carriage encampment gates. Annotation: When the King travels outside, the secondary carriages serve as a defensive fence; the carriages are positioned with their shafts facing each other to mark the entrance, hence the name carriage gate. Also refers to Xuanyuan, the title of the Yellow Emperor. According to the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Table of Ancient and Modern People: The Yellow Emperor created the clothing of carriages and crowns, which is why he is called the Xuanyuan Clan. Also refers to Xuanyuan, the name of a star. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on the Celestial Offices: Xuanyuan consists of twelve stars. Also a surname. According to the Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui): Descendants of the dignitary Yuan Taotu. Also Xuanyuan, a double-character surname. Also used interchangeably with yuan. According to the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Treatise on Geography: Shang Yang created the yuan fields. Annotation: Yuan is the same as yuan. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yuan (falling tone) According to Rhyme Tables (Dengyun): Pronounced yuan (falling tone) A place name. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), tenth year of Duke Ai: Took Li and Yuan. Annotation: A place in the state of Qi. Also Huanyuan, a county name. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Fan Kuai: Followed the attack on Changshe and Huanyuan. Annotation: A county belonging to Xuzhou.