zhì

轾

Character · NounTraditional輊

low rear of carriage; see 'xuānzhì'

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the low rear part of an ancient carriage (as opposed to 轩, the high front); inferiority

archaic

This character is not used independently; it appears almost exclusively in the literary set phrase 轩轾 (xuānzhì), meaning relative superiority or inferiority.

bù不
fēn分
xuān轩
zhì轾

to make no distinction between high and low; to regard as being on a par; evenly matched

Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
fāng方
àn案
bù不
fēn分
xuān轩
zhì轾
 ，
gè各
yǒu有
yōu优
liè劣
 。

These two proposals are evenly matched, each having its own strengths and weaknesses.

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Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
xuān轩
zhì轾
bǐ比
yù喻
gāo高
dī低
yōu优
liè劣
 。

The ancients used 'xuānzhì' as a metaphor for superiority and inferiority.