轿子是我国封建社会长期流行的一种独特的交通工具。古代轿子曾有过多种名称,如:肩舆、平肩舆、步舆、步辇、担舆、担子等等,宋代以后,“轿子”的名称开始流行,并逐渐形成统一的叫法。从早期的“舆”和“辇”的名称上,我们可以看出它跟车的关系非常密切,舆本是指车厢,肩舆则是由车改装而成的。《说文》:“辇,挽车也,从车从(夫夫)在车前引之。”辇就是人拉的车。《左传·庄公十二年》载:“南宫万奔陈,以乘车辇其母,一日而至。”看来辇与普通乘车没多大区别,只不过不用马拉,而用人拉。秦始皇时,把车的轮子去掉,而使人扛,于是产生了步辇。步辇一般只在 Sedan chair is a unique long-term popular means of transport in China’s feudal society. Ancient sedan chair has had many names, such as: shoulder, flat shoulders, step Yu, step by step, geography, burden and so on. After the Song Dynasty, “chair ” name became popular and gradually formed a unified called law. From the early days of “public opinion” and “辇”, we can see that it has a very close relationship with the car, while the public address refers to the car and the shoulder is modified by the car. “Said the text”: “辇, pull the car also, from the car (husband) cited in front of the car.” “Zuo Zhuang Gong twelve years” contains: “Nangong Wan Ben Chen to ride his mother, day by day.” "It seems not much difference with the ordinary ride, but do not have Mara, And pull people. Qin Shi Huang, the wheels of the car removed, leaving people to carry, so there was a footsteps. Bugs are generally only