軥 (qú) - The curved wooden yoke or collar placed on & yoke.

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qú ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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軥 · qú

The curved wooden yoke or collar placed on the necks of oxen or horses for pulling a cart or plow;

yoke.

The curved wooden yoke or collar placed onyoke.

Usage highlights

Yoke for oxenHorse yokeWooden yokeYoke and harnessYoke beam

Synonyms

  • 轭— yoke (similar implement for harnessing animals)
  • 衡— yoke, crossbar (part of carriage harness)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The oxen pulled the cart with a wooden yoke (軥).
  • Ancient farming implements included the yoke (軥) for draft animals.
  • The carriage was drawn by horses wearing yokes (軥).

Collocations

  • Yoke for oxen(牛軥)
  • Horse yoke(马軥)
  • Wooden yoke(木軥)
  • Yoke and harness(軥轭)
  • Yoke beam(軥衡)

Idioms

  • To bear the yoke(负軥)
  • Yoke and shafts(軥辕)

Cultural background

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  • Represents ancient agricultural technology and animal husbandry practices in China.
  • Symbolizes hard work, burden-bearing, and submission to control in classical texts.
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing farming and transportation methods.

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