You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Yuan Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1247, Entry 01 Pronounced yuan According to the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters), it is a carriage pole. According to the Shi Ming (Explanation of Names), yuan means to pull. It is the part of a carriage that pulls it. According to the Yun Hui (Collection of Rhymes), the Book of Odes (Shijing) glosses state: the curved wood at the front of a carriage that hooks onto the crossbar is called the zhou, also called the yuan. It goes from the rear crossbeam forward, slightly curved and upward to the crossbar, where it rests on top of the crossbar and hooks downward. The crossbar is the horizontal piece at the end of the zhou used for harnessing horses. Also, yuan gate. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Office of Heaven, Supervisor of Lodgings: It is the duty of the supervisor to manage the lodgings for the King during formal assemblies and meetings, and to set up the carriage palace and the yuan gate. Commentary: When a king travels abroad, he uses his carriages to form a barrier, raising the carriages so that their shafts face each other to mark an entrance, hence it is called a yuan gate. Also, Xuanyuan, the title of the Yellow Emperor. In the Former Han (Qianhan), Table of Ancient and Modern People: The Yellow Emperor created the clothing of robes and crowns, hence he is called the Xuanyuan Clan. Also, Xuanyuan, name of a star constellation. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on the Celestial Offices: There are twelve stars in Xuanyuan. Also, a surname. In the Yun Hui (Collection of Rhymes): Descendants of the high official Yuan Taotu. Also, Xuanyuan, a double-character surname. Also, used interchangeably with yuan. In the Former Han (Qianhan), Treatise on Geography: Shang Yang created the yuan fields. Commentary: Yuan is the same as yuan. Pronounced yuan Name of a place. In the Zuo Zhuan (Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals), Year 10 of Duke Ai: Captured Li and Yuan. Commentary: A place in the state of Qi. Also, Huanyuan, name of a county. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Fan Kuai: Followed the attack on Changshe and Huanyuan. Commentary: A county belonging to Xuzhou.