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枢
shū
door hinge; pivot; center of power
🔤 Pictophonetic:
木 (tree) provides meaning, 区 provides pronunciation
Words Using 枢 (16)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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枢
shū
hinge / pivot
枢
shū
hinge / pivot
枢垣
shūyuán
censorate
枢垣
shūyuán
censorate
枢密院
shūmìyuàn
privy council
枢密院
shūmìyuàn
privy council
枢机
shūjī
cardinal (Catholicism)
枢机
shūjī
cardinal (Catholicism)
枢机主教
shūjīzhǔjiào
cardinal (of Catholic church)
枢机主教
shūjīzhǔjiào
cardinal (of Catholic church)
枢纽
shūniǔ
hub (e.g. of traffic network) / hinge / pivot / fulcrum
枢纽
shūniǔ
hub (e.g. of traffic network) / hinge / pivot / fulcrum
枢轴
shūzhóu
pivot / fulcrum
枢轴
shūzhóu
pivot / fulcrum
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liúshuǐbùfǔ,hùshūbùdù
Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / constant activity prevents decay
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liúshuǐbùfǔ,hùshūbùdù
Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / constant activity prevents decay
要枢
yàoshū
important traffic hub / key crossroad
要枢
yàoshū
important traffic hub / key crossroad
户枢不蠹
hùshūbùdù
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
户枢不蠹
hùshūbùdù
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
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qū
区
area, district, region, ward; surname
💡 Ideographic:
A place 匸 under a lord's control 乂
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HSK 4