You Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Carriage (chē)
Character: Yuè
Kangxi Stroke Count: 10
Page 1239, Entry 15
According to Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui), the pronunciation is yuè. According to Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), it refers to the part at the end of a carriage shaft that holds the crossbar. According to the Analects (Lunyu), a small carriage without a crossbar attachment is incomplete.
Additionally, according to Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is wù. The meaning is the same. According to Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), this was originally written in a variant form. Today, the character for yuè is generally used for both.