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轲

軻
kē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (literary) a cart with linked axles
  2. 2 (in names) the given name of Mencius

Examples

孟子名轲，字子舆。
Mèngzǐ míng Kē, zì Zǐyú.
Mencius's given name was Ke, courtesy name Ziyu.
轲的本义是接轴车。
Kē de běnyì shì jiē zhóu chē.
The original meaning of 轲 is a cart with connected axles.

Tips

culture
Mostly known as the given name of 孟子 (Mencius), whose full name was 孟轲. Its literal sense is a cart with joined axles. A separate reading 轲 occurs only in the bound literary phrase 轗轲 ('frustrated, dogged by bad luck').

Components

radical
车 chē
cart; vehicle (left-side radical)
The vehicle radical 车 on the left, simplified from 車. It marks 轲 as a cart word, the same family as 辚 (rumbling wheels) and 轴 'axle'.
phonetic
可 kě
can; may (phonetic)
The right side 可 supplies the sound (kě shifting to kē). The same phonetic gives kē in 柯 'branch' and 苛 'harsh'.

Stroke Order

轲 kē