<p><strong>Stop driving carriage at noon.</strong></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Va3I7.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>I'm boring...</p>

<p>Hope you can figure it out....</p>

<p>Explanation really hurts,my English very bad,now I feel my brain'RAM overflowed.</p>

<p>御 originally means 'driving a carriage'. This carriage need two people to fire up just like the one in the  picture . </p>

<p>It can be broken down into several parts：彳，卸。
If you  think 卸 is still too complex,then break it down to  午，止，卩。</p>

<p>彳：There are a lot of character involve it,this component means 'two people' or '行'.
卩： imagine a  nodding horse.</p>

<p>I can't continue to explain, I see that "blue screen". Sorry.</p>

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A little explanation couldn't hurt
Mou某
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+1 for the drawing. lol
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sfy
<p>「御」 originally meant <em>to operate</em> or <em>manage/control</em>, then extended to mean the adjective <em>imperial</em>.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The meaning <em>to drive a carriage</em> is specifically held by the character 「馭」; when 「御」 is used for this meaning, it is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus#Rebus_principle" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rebus</a> of 「馭」.</p>
</blockquote>

<hr>

<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">商</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">甲</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9KQ31.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9KQ31.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">菁</a>1.1<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=6057&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集6057</a></kbd><kbd><br><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E9%9A%B6%E5%AE%9A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">隸定</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/M6COU.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/M6COU.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></p>

<p>「御」 (<em>to operate/manage</em>) originally depicted a <a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=21830" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>kneeling person</em> 「卩」</a> using (<em>operating</em>) a <a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=103" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>pestle</em> 「午」</a>.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>Pestle</em> is now written as the derivative character 「杵」.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Later on, two verb-like markers were added:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>「彳」 (half of the character <a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=447" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「行」, <em>picture of a road intersection</em></a> > <em>roads, travelling</em>)</p>

<p><kbd>商<br>甲<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/NRvoY.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NRvoY.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">前</a>2.18.6<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=8189&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集8189</a></kbd><kbd><br>隸定<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/raxoi.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/raxoi.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=141" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「止」 (<em>picture of a foot</em></a> > <em>walking</em>). This leads on to the modern form 「御」.</p>

<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou" rel="nofollow noreferrer">西周</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">金</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Hhp7p.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Hhp7p.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br>頌鼎<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=2829&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成2829</a></kbd><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">秦</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips" rel="nofollow noreferrer">簡</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xDUL4.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xDUL4.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">秦</a>115<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts" rel="nofollow noreferrer">睡虎地秦簡</a></kbd><kbd>今<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">楷</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ap8uz.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ap8uz.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></p></li>
</ul>

<hr>

<p><strong>References:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>季旭昇《說文新證》</li>
<li><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">小學堂</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">國學大師</a>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">郭沫若《甲骨文合集》</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

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dROOOze
<p>I can't fiugure out suitable mnemonic for 御. </p>

<p>Does someone has a good idea?</p>

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Mnemonic or Glyph Origin for 御
# Mnemonic or Glyph Origin for 御

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-09)

I can't fiugure out suitable mnemonic for 御.

Does someone has a good idea?

**Tags:** characters, character-identification, glyph-origin


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2018-08-05. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

「御」 originally meant *to operate* or *manage/control*, then extended to mean the adjective *imperial*.

> The meaning *to drive a carriage* is specifically held by the character 「馭」; when 「御」 is used for this meaning, it is a [rebus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus#Rebus_principle) of 「馭」.

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`商  
甲  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9KQ31.png)  
菁1.1  
合集6057` `隸定  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/M6COU.png)`

「御」 (*to operate/manage*) originally depicted a [*kneeling person* 「卩」](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=21830) using (*operating*) a [*pestle* 「午」](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=103).

> *Pestle* is now written as the derivative character 「杵」.

Later on, two verb-like markers were added:

* 「彳」 (half of the character [「行」, *picture of a road intersection*](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=447) > *roads, travelling*)

  `商  
  甲  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/NRvoY.png)  
  前2.18.6  
  合集8189` `隸定  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/raxoi.png)`
* [「止」 (*picture of a foot*](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=141) > *walking*). This leads on to the modern form 「御」.

  `西周  
  金  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Hhp7p.png)  
  頌鼎  
  集成2829``秦  
  簡  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/xDUL4.png)  
  秦115  
  睡虎地秦簡``今  
  楷  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ap8uz.png)`

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**References:**

* 季旭昇《說文新證》
* [小學堂](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/)
* [國學大師](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/)
  + [郭沫若《甲骨文合集》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/)
  + [中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/)


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-09. Score: 4

**Stop driving carriage at noon.**

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Va3I7.png)

I'm boring...

Hope you can figure it out....

Explanation really hurts,my English very bad,now I feel my brain'RAM overflowed.

御 originally means 'driving a carriage'. This carriage need two people to fire up just like the one in the picture .

It can be broken down into several parts：彳，卸。
If you think 卸 is still too complex,then break it down to 午，止，卩。

彳：There are a lot of character involve it,this component means 'two people' or '行'.
卩： imagine a nodding horse.

I can't continue to explain, I see that "blue screen". Sorry.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: A little explanation couldn't hurt  
> **username_3**: +1 for the drawing. lol  

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