How to Write 輂 (jú) — Meaning “A heavy cart”

Imagine a big, heavy cart (车) that is so heavy it requires many hands (共) to move it. The right side 共 looks like two hands pushing from below, helping you recall the idea of a heavy cart that needs teamwork.

The left radical 車 (traditional) has 7 strokes: first horizontal, then vertical, then a horizontal fold, then another horizontal, then vertical, horizontal, and final vertical. The right part 共 has 6 strokes: horizontal, vertical, vertical, horizontal, left-falling stroke, and dot; make sure the two vertical strokes are parallel and not too far apart.

輂 (jú) means a heavy cart, 毂 (gǔ) means the hub of a wheel, and 舆 (yú) means a carriage or sedan chair. Visually, 輂 has 共 on the right, 毂 has 殳 (a hand holding a weapon), and 舆 has 舁 (two hands lifting). In usage, 舆 is common in modern Chinese (e.g., 舆论 for public opinion), while 輂 is very rare and only appears in old texts.

The character 輂 is extremely rare in modern Chinese and is not used in daily conversation or writing. It appears mainly in classical Chinese texts, historical documents, or archaeological descriptions of ancient carts. You might see it in words like 輂车 (heavy cart) when studying ancient transportation, but it is not part of the standard HSK vocabulary.

Common words containing 輂 include: 輂车 (jú chē) — A heavy cart; 乘輂 (chéng jú) — to ride a carriage (archaic); 大輂 (dà jú) — Large chariot.