轩 (xuān) is a Chinese character meaning “high-fronted carriage”. It is written from 车 (vehicle; cart) and 干 (dry), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
车 + 干
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：车 4 画 + 干 3 画 = 7 画）；声符依据《说文解字》「軒：从車干聲」
Memory aid
A cart (车) with a pole (干) standing tall at its front — the high-fronted carriage a person of rank rides in. Both parts are really in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 轩昂xuān ángdignified and imposing; in high spirits轩 = xuān
- 轩然大波xuān rán dà bōa huge uproar; a great disturbance轩 = xuān
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All readings
high; lofty
high-fronted carriage; high, lofty; imposing in bearing
古代一种前顶较高的车；引申为高、昂扬、气度不凡。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 轩昂xuān ángdignified and imposing; in high spirits轩 = xuān
- 轩然大波xuān rán dà bōa huge uproar; a great disturbance轩 = xuān
Sound component
干 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 轩 mean?
轩 (xuān) means high-fronted carriage; high, lofty; imposing in bearing.
How do you pronounce 轩?
It is pronounced xuān.
What parts is 轩 made of?
车 (vehicle; cart) and 干 (dry), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：车 4 画 + 干 3 画 = 7 画）；声符依据《说文解字》「軒：从車干聲」. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 轩 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 轩?
车. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 轩?
Common ones are 轩昂 and 轩然大波. The reading of 轩 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.