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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
轎車 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
轎車 ＝ 轎 ＋ 車
ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄜ · jiàochē
noun — a sedan car; a passenger automobile

字源 FORM — what the parts do

轎a sedan chair (轎子)jiàothe vehicle 車 on the left
車a vehicle (汽車)chē
轎車，轎子的轎，汽車的車。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

從前用人抬的轎（轎），如今裝上輪子（車），自己會跑。
The sedan chair (轎) men once carried, now fitted with wheels (車) and running on its own.
關 · Related
轎子jiàozithe same 轎 — the carried chair it descends from汽車qìchēthe everyday 車