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轧 · Yan Zhenqing

Yà (4th tone) in its classical sense, with the modern readings zhá (2nd tone, to roll steel) and gá (2nd tone, dialect ‘to squeeze in / to check’). The Shuowen Jiezi entry is 「軋,𨋚也。从車乙聲」 — ‘a carriage grinding over’, a phonogram on 車 with $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart