niǎn

a hand-cart

Depicts two people () pulling a chariot () together.

Components
夫 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

man

夫 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

man

車 iconic component

  Iconic component

chē

  

vehicle

Evolution

輦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
輦 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
輦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
輦 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
輦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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niǎn

a hand-cart; to transport by carriage; handcart; emperor's carriage

Component uses

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