轩

軒

xuān

干 + 车

Definitions

xuān (noun) pavilion; terrace

xuān (adjective) high; tall

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound. Simplified form of 軒.

Semantic: 车 Phonetic: 干

About

轩 (xuān), the simplified form of 軒, is a phonosemantic compound: 车 (chē) 'cart, vehicle' gives the meaning, and 干 (gān) the sound. It originally referred to a horse-drawn carriage with a high front and low back, used by high-ranking officials. Through architectural associations with elevated structures and canopies, the meaning broadened to a high roof, a spacious balcony, or a pleasant room with windows, and it now often appears in the names of studios, pavilions, and study rooms.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我弟弟叫子轩。

Wǒ dìdi jiào Zǐxuān.

My younger brother is named Zixuan.

这个大厅很轩敞。

Zhège dàtīng hěn xuānchǎng.

This hall is very spacious.

他买了一辆轩逸汽车。

Tā mǎi le yī liàng Xuānyì qìchē.

He bought a Nissan Sylphy car.

轩窗对着花园。

Xuānchuāng duìzhe huāyuán.

The window faces the garden.

他的举止十分轩昂。

Tā de jǔzhǐ shífēn xuān'áng.

His demeanor is very dignified.

我们公司在轩辕大厦。

Wǒmen gōngsī zài Xuānyuán dàshà.

Our company is in Xuanyuan Building.

这座建筑的轩宇设计很独特。

Zhè zuò jiànzhù de xuānyǔ shèjì hěn dútè.

The lofty design of this building is very unique.

经过轩榭时，我们停下来休息。

Jīngguò xuānxiè shí, wǒmen tíng xiàlái xiūxi.

When passing by the pavilion, we stopped to rest.

Related Characters

Component: 干

Component: 车

轩