Usage of the character 辕
yuán
辕
[轅]
- shafts of cart
- yamen
chēyuán
车辕
[車轅]
- shaft (pulling a cart)
Xuānyuán
轩辕
[軒轅]
- two-character surname Xuanyuan
Xuān Yuán
轩辕
[軒轅]
- Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝／黄帝 ( Huángdì)
jiàyuán
驾辕
[駕轅]
- to pull a carriage (of draft animal)
Xuānyuánshì
轩辕氏
[軒轅氏]
- alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝／黄帝
Xuānyuánshísì
轩辕十四
[軒轅十四]
- Regulus (constellation)
nányuánběizhé
南辕北辙
[南轅北轍]
- to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)