Definition
轼 is a bound form (b.f.) referring to the handrail at the front of an ancient Chinese carriage or chariot. It appears almost exclusively in classical texts and literary compounds such as 凭轼 ('to lean on the handrail'). In modern Chinese it is rarely used outside of historical or scholarly contexts.
b.f.
handrail at the front of a carriage/chariot (in ancient China)
Examples
- 轼。gǔdài mǎchē qiánbù de fúshǒu jiàozuò chēshì。The handrail at the front of an ancient carriage is called the cheshi.
- 轼，。tā kào zhe chēshì tiàowàng, yuǎnchù de shānluán rú huàjuàn bān zhǎnkāi。He leaned against the carriage handrail and looked into the distance, the faraway mountains unfolding like a painting.
- 《》轼。《Lúnyǔ》 zhōng jìzǎi le Kǒngzǐ kào zhe chēshì tànxī de gùshì。The Analects record the story of Confucius leaning on the carriage handrail and sighing.
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