舆
輿yú
#2,336 most
frequent character
(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1])
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
舆 yú has 车 chariot, vehicle for meaning and 舁 yú for sound. The vehicle part points to its first sense: a storage box on a vehicle. From that came 'carriage,' then 'sedan chair.'
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