橇

qiāo
木 + 毳

Definitions

qiāo sled; sleigh

Etymology phono-semantic

wood

Semantic: 木 Phonetic: 毳

About

The character 橇 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the wood radical 木 on the left (which establishes the material basis) with the phonetic component 毳 on the right. It refers to a sled, sleigh, or sledge: a runner-equipped vehicle for gliding across snow, ice, or muddy terrain. The wood radical points back to the traditional wooden construction of these winter transport vehicles, long before synthetic and metal materials were available. The character's meaning embraces a wide range of sliding conveyances, from small recreational sleds used in winter sports to larger, animal-drawn sledges historically employed to move heavy cargo across frozen ground.

Example Sentences Hide

孩子们玩雪橇。

Háizimen wán xuěqiāo.

The children play with sleds.

雪橇滑得很快。

Xuěqiāo huá de hěn kuài.

The sled slides very fast.

我们在滑雪场租雪橇。

Wǒmen zài huáxuě chǎng zū xuěqiāo.

We rent sleds at the ski resort.

狗拉雪橇是传统运动。

Gǒu lā xuěqiāo shì chuántǒng yùndòng.

Dog sledding is a traditional sport.

他制作了一个木雪橇。

Tā zhìzuò le yīgè mù xuěqiāo.

He made a wooden sled.

雪橇队在训练中进步很大。

Xuěqiāo duì zài xùnliàn zhōng jìnbù hěn dà.

The sled team has improved greatly in training.

乘坐雪橇穿越雪原很刺激。

Chéngzuò xuěqiāo chuānyuè xuěyuán hěn cìjī.

Riding a sled across the snowfield is very exciting.

由于暴风雪，雪橇旅行被推迟了。

Yóuyú bàofēngxuě, xuěqiāo lǚxíng bèi tuīchí le.

Due to the blizzard, the sled trip was postponed.

Related Characters

Component: 木

样 机 相 果 权 格 术 根 极 林 集 查 李 标

Component: 毳

撬 膬 竁

Example Words

雪橇 雪橇犬