辖
轄xiá
#1,641 most
frequent character
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
辖 uses 车 vehicle as the meaning part and 害 hài for the sound. It first meant a pin through the axle end to steady a wheel. From that it grew to linchpin, then to controlling or governing, and to having jurisdiction.
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