轿 jiào sedan-chair
sedan-chair; palanquin; litter
How to remember 轿: 车 car + 乔 tall = sedan-chair. The bride skips the wedding car and is carried in by her four tall cousins in a sedan-chair, whatever the guests call it.
Component breakdown
轿 = 车 car + 乔 tall
- 车 car
- 乔 tall
The bride skips the wedding car and is carried in by her four tall cousins in a sedan-chair, whatever the guests call it.
How it is used
- Historically the 'sedan chair / palanquin' carried by bearers - 抬轿子 (tái jiàozi) to carry a sedan chair.
- In modern Chinese you almost only meet it in 轿车 (jiàochē), the everyday word for a passenger car/sedan.