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轩

pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old)

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,645 U+8F69

How 轩 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

车 (semantic, “cart”) + 干 (phonetic, gān)

components: 车 干

How to remember it

veranda · Heisig RSH #2643

车 car + clothesline

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 干

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 干 (gān) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
干 sound component gān arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
杆 gān cane, pole, stick
汗 hàn perspiration, sweat
奸 jiān crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery
刊 kān publication, periodical; to publish, to print
肝 gān liver
赶 gǎn to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel
竿 gān bamboo pole; penis
鼾 hān to snore loudly
矸 gān cliff; rock
邗 hán an ancient place in the state of Wu
旰 gàn sunset, dusk; evening
犴 àn wild dog; jail, lock-up
豻 àn prison, jail; a wild dog
酐 gān anhydride

Words containing 轩

WordPinyinMeaning
轩然大波 xuān rán dà bō huge waves; (fig.) ruckus; controversy; sensation
轩尼诗 Xuān ní shī Hennessy (cognac)
轩轩自得 xuān xuān zì dé to be delighted with oneself
气宇轩昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance; impressive appearance; straight and impressi…
器宇轩昂 qì yǔ xuān áng variant of 氣宇軒昂|气宇轩昂[qi4 yu3 xuan1 ang2]
轩辕十四 Xuān yuán shí sì Regulus (constellation)
不分轩轾 bù fēn xuān zhì well-matched; equally matched
陶哲轩 Táo Zhé xuān Terence Tao, Chinese-Australian mathematician, Fields medalist in 2006
轩昂 xuān áng high; lofty; elevated; dignified
轩辕氏 Xuān yuán shì alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
轩掖 xuān yè forbidden place
轩冕 xuān miǎn (literary) curtained carriage and ceremonial cap (symbols of a senior official); (fig.) di…
轩槛 xuān jiàn railings of a balcony
轩辕 Xuān Yuán Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
轩辕 Xuān yuán two-character surname Xuanyuan