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The character "辕" derives from a phono-semantic construction, integrating the radical "车" to convey its association with vehicles and the component "袁" to suggest its pronunciation, as seen in its traditional form "轅". Originally denoting the precise wooden shafts extending from a cart to harness the pulling animal, the term held a strictly mechanical meaning within the context of classical transportation. Over time, its usage broadened from this concrete referent into more abstract or institutional domains, most notably in the compound "辕门", which originally described a gateway formed by upright cart shafts and later evolved to designate the formal entrance of a military headquarters or government compound, reflecting a semantic shift from physical apparatus to a symbol of authority.
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马车车辕坏了。
他修好了马车的车辕。
车辕上挂着一盏灯。
士兵们守在辕门外。
古代战车都有坚固车辕。
轩辕黄帝是中华始祖。
因为车辕断裂马车停了。
制造马车时车辕选材关键。