windlass

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and 鹿 represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
车 meaning component

  Meaning component

chē

  

vehicle

鹿 sound component

鹿  Sound component

  

deer

Evolution

辘 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
辘 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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windlass, pulley, capstan; wheel; windlass

Most common words with 辘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

饥肠辘辘

stomach rumbling with hunger

轱辘

wheel

windlass

辘轳

well pulley