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枢
shū
door hinge; pivot; center of power
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qū
区
area, district, region, ward; surname
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A place 匸 under a lord's control 乂
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HSK 4
Words Using 枢 (16)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
枢
↗
shū
hinge / pivot
shū
枢
↗
hinge / pivot
中枢神经系统
↗
zhōngshūshénjīngxìtǒng
central nervous system, CNS
zhōngshūshénjīngxìtǒng
中枢神经系统
↗
central nervous system, CNS
交通枢纽
↗
jiāotōngshūniǔ
traffic hub
jiāotōngshūniǔ
交通枢纽
↗
traffic hub
天枢
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Tiānshū
alpha Ursae Majoris
Tiānshū
天枢
↗
alpha Ursae Majoris
天枢星
↗
tiānshūxīng
alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
tiānshūxīng
天枢星
↗
alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
户枢不蠹
↗
hùshūbùdù
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
hùshūbùdù
户枢不蠹
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lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
枢垣
↗
shūyuán
censorate
shūyuán
枢垣
↗
censorate
枢密院
↗
shūmìyuàn
privy council
shūmìyuàn
枢密院
↗
privy council
枢机
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shūjī
cardinal (Catholicism)
shūjī
枢机
↗
cardinal (Catholicism)
枢机主教
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shūjīzhǔjiào
cardinal (of Catholic church)
shūjīzhǔjiào
枢机主教
↗
cardinal (of Catholic church)